Table 2.
All-cause mortality rates of US adults aged 20 to 84 years (per 1,000 person-years and 95% CI) by calendar year using discretized survival time, NVSS and NHIS follow-up
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Vital Statistics System | |||||||
| All-cause deaths, n | 1,690,834 | 1,697,147 | 1,708,100 | 1,706,555 | 1,672,235 | 1,691,092 | 1,671,006 |
| Population, n | 196,709,054 | 199,749,920 | 202,082,985 | 204,215,941 | 206,505,061 | 208,818,040 | 211,189,565 |
| All-cause mortality (M0)a | 8.60 | 8.50 | 8.45 | 8.36 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 7.91 |
| NHIS mortality follow-up with the post-stratification sampling weights | |||||||
| All-cause deaths, n | 614 | 874 | 1,124 | 1,417 | 1,638 | 1,869 | 2,046 |
| Sample adults, n | 60,395 | 86,722 | 114,050 | 141,678 | 166,593 | 190,342 | 214,530 |
| Person-years | 60,070 | 86,274 | 113,501 | 140,958 | 165,769 | 189,394 | 212,803 |
| All-cause mortality (M1)b | 8.81 (8.00, 9.62) | 8.45 (7.75, 9.14) | 8.35 (7.77, 8.93) | 8.39 (7.89, 8.89) | 7.98 (7.54, 8.42) | 8.11 (7.65, 8.58) | 7.94 (7.56, 8.33) |
| NHIS mortality follow-up with original sampling weights | |||||||
| All-cause mortality (M2)b | 8.99 (8.17, 9.82) | 8.80 (8.08, 9.52) | 8.67 (8.07, 9.28) | 8.83 (8.31, 9.36) | 8.41 (7.95, 8.87) | 8.58 (8.10, 9.06) | 8.36 (7.95, 8.77) |
| (M2 – M1) | 0.18 (−0.97, 1.33) | 0.35 (−0.65, 1.35) | 0.32 (−0.53, 1.17) | 0.44 (−0.29, 1.17) | 0.43 (−0.19, 1.05) | 0.47 (−0.18, 1.12) | 0.42 (−0.15, 0.99) |
aAll-cause mortality from the NVSS was calculated as the number of the US all-cause deaths divided by the total US adults
bAll-cause mortality from the NHIS was calculated as the weighted number of deaths divided by the total weighted person-years