Heart disease and cancer death rates for older U.S. adults 2000-2019
In 2019, the death rate for diseases of the heart among adults aged 65 years and older in the United States was around 1,021 per 100,000 population, a decrease compared to a rate of 1,707 per 100,000 in the year 2000. Diseases of the heart and cancer were the leading causes of death among those aged 65 years and older in the United States in 2019. This statistic shows the death rates for heart disease and cancer among adults in the United States aged 65 years and older from 2000 to 2019.