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The US has a death rate of 8 per 1,000 people, lower than some countries like Uganda and Yemen but higher than others like Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Aging populations contribute to higher death rates in developed countries like the UK and Sweden. Heart disease, cancer, and traffic accidents are the leading causes of death in the US. Global death rates have decreased significantly since the 1950s.
The annual death rate in the United States is approximately eight deaths per 1,000 people. This is lower than the death rate in countries such as Uganda, Yemen, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Sweden, but higher than countries such as Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Mexico. One of the reasons developed and relatively peaceful countries like the UK and Sweden have higher death rates is their aging populations.
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The top 16 countries in terms of death rate are all in Africa, with Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Angola topping the list. Each of these countries has more than 20 deaths per 1,000 people annually, with some estimates of deaths in Swaziland as high as 30 deaths per 1,000 people annually.
Heart disease, cancer and traffic accidents combine to account for more than half of all deaths in the United States.
Global death rates have dropped significantly since the 1950s. From 1950 to 1955, the global death rate was about 20 deaths per 1,000 people per year, and from 2005-2010 it was only about 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people per year.
