** Disclaimer ** The USMDB mortality data for years 2010-2021 are
preliminary as the US Census Bureau has yet to revise its inter-censal
(2010-2019) and post-censal (2020-2021) population estimates using the
complete and final results of the 2020 Population Census. These new
estimates are expected to be published for all geographic levels
(national, state, and county). We will update and extend the USMDB data
series as soon as the US Census Bureau has released new population
estimates. We expect these revised data to create noticeable changes in
all lifetable indicators for years 2010 onward.
Updated October 6, 2023 US State life table series for years 1941-2020 (link here). We have extended the life table series to include 1941-1958 for all states (except Alaska and Hawaii), DC, all Census Divisions, Regions, and the United States as a whole.
Updated Sep 13, 2023 US County life table series for years 1982-2019 (link here).
Link to map-based data visualization tool for comparing US Mortality Database lifetable indicators across- and by state: https://usa.mortality.org/uploads/Private/ShinyInfo.php Note, USMDB user name and password required for access.
General Project Description: The United States Mortality DataBase (USMDB) brings you the first clearly documented historical set of complete state-level life tables, updated to the latest year of available data, designed to foster research on geographic variations in mortality across the United States and to monitor trends in health inequalities. This data set currently includes complete and abridged life tables by sex for each of the US 9 Census Divisions, 4 Census Regions, 50 States and the District of Columbia, for each year since 1941 (1959 for Alaska and Hawaii) with mortality values up to age 110. The data are available for free to all interested upon registration.
The USMDB is an outgrowth of the Human Mortality Database (HMD) project. It was developed to provide detailed mortality and population data to researchers, students, journalist, policy analysists, and others interested in state-level mortality trends and geographic variations in the length of life within the United States. The USMDB has been created by the HMD team at the University of California, Berkeley in collaboration with the Mortality Branch at the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control (NCHS) and with support from the Center on the Economics and Development of Aging (CEDA) and from the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED). It has been funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01-AG040245) and from the Society of Actuaries-REX Pool Fund.
For more information, please begin by reading an overview of the database. If you have comments or questions, or trouble gaining access to the data, please write to us (usmdb@mortality.org).
Disclaimer: This is a preliminary version of the USMDB. We have made our best efforts to deliver a high quality copy of the Database and to verify that the regional life tables contained therein have been constructed on the basis of sound scientific judgement. However, we make no warranties to that effect, and we shall not be liable for any damage that may result from errors in the Database. Furthermore, while we will seek to continuously update the USMDB, the information herein may not be entirely up-to-date or complete.
Registration: You must register and create a username and password to download any USMDB data products. To register or manage your account, click here.
Data description: The United States Mortality DataBase provides open access to complete and abridged life tables for every calendar year since 1941 (1959 for Alaska and Hawaii) for the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, for the 9 Census Divisions, the 4 Census Regions, and for the nation as a whole.
The life tables are provided in six different age by time format and they can be downloaded either as .CSV or as Tab-delimited text files. The entire set of life tables can be downloaded in this bundled file (lifetables.zip) or the user can select life tables for a given state, division, region, or the nation from the tables below.