https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29235985/#:~:text=Results%2DIn%202015%2C%20a%20total,of%200.1%20year%20from%202014.

2,712,630 deaths   2015

Results-In 2015, a total of 2,712,630 deaths were reported in the United States. The age-adjusted death rate was 733.1 deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population, an increase of 1.2% from the 2014 rate. Life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years, a decrease of 0.1 year from 2014.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db293.htm#:~:text=In%202016%2C%20a%20total%20of,at%20birth%20decreased%200.1%20year.

2,744,248     2016

2,744,248In 2016, a total of 2,744,248 resident deaths were registered in the United States—31,618 more deaths than in 2015. From 2015 to 2016, the age-adjusted death rate for the total population decreased 0.6%, but life expectancy at birth decreased 0.1 year.Dec 21, 2017

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf
2,813,503 deaths        2017
Results—In 2017, a total of 2,813,503 deaths were reported in the United States. The
age-adjusted death rate was 731.9 deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population, an increase
of 0.4% from the 2016 rate. Life expectancy at birth was 78.6 years, a decrease of 0.1 year
from the 2016 rate.
Jun 24, 2019

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/nvsr69-13-508.pdf
2,839,205 deaths        2018
Results—In 2018, a total of 2,839,205 deaths were reported in the United States. The
age-adjusted death rate was 723.6 deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population, a decrease
of 1.1% from the 2017 rate. Life expectancy at birth was 78.7 years, an increase of 0.1
year from 2017.Jan 12, 2021

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db395-H.pdf
2,854,838 deaths        2019
In 2019, a total of 2,854,838 resident deaths were registered in the United States—15,633 more
deaths than in 2018. From 2018 to 2019, the age-adjusted death rate for the total population
decreased 1.2%, and life expectancy at birth increased 0.1 year.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm
3,358,814  deaths        2020
In 2020, approximately 3,358,814 deaths occurred in the United States (Table). The age-adjusted
rate was 828.7 deaths per 100,000 population, an increase of 15.9% from 715.2 in 2019.
Apr 9, 2021

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7117e1.htm
3,458,697 deaths        2021
In 2021, approximately 3,458,697 deaths† occurred in the United States. From 2020 to 2021, the
age-adjusted death rate (AADR) increased by 0.7%, from 835.4 to 841.6 per 100,000 standard
population.
Apr 29, 2022