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U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2019 Experience

Authors

Jerome Holman, FSA, MAAA, RJH Integrated Solutions, LLC
Cynthia S. MacDonald, FSA, MAAA, Society of Actuaries

Table of Contents

Summary
Materials
Data Visualizations
Acknowledgements
Podcast

Summary

This report covers the latest emerging trends in U.S. population mortality. The SOA relied upon data furnished by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Observations are based on the CDC’s recent release of 2019 mortality experience, along with prior mortality experience data from 1999 through 2018.

The report is found in a pdf below and contains key observations from this analysis.  Three interactive dashboards have also been provided for the user to explore the results.  Scroll down on this webpage to find these dashboards. The report pdf contains all the assumptions and definitions used to create the graphs and tables contained in the dashboards.  Finally, the appendices referenced in the report pdf are contained in an Excel file below.

Suggested citation:  Holman, R. J., C. S. MacDonald. U.S. Population Mortality Observations-Updated with 2019 Experience. Society of Actuaries, January 2021.

Podcast

Research Insights - US Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2019 Experience

Materials

U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2019 Experience

Appendices

Data Visualizations

These interactive dashboards are visualizations of key metrics found in the report. They provide filtering, drill-down, and other interactive capabilities that allow you to focus on specific subsets of the data.

Covid-19 Data Visualizations

 

U.S. Population Mortality by Gender

U.S. Population Mortality by County Socioeconomic Quintile Group

Opioid Deaths by Opioid Type and County Quintile Group

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the following individuals who served on the Project Oversight Group:

Edward Hui, FSA, MAAA, CFA

Derek Kueker, FSA, MAAA

Peter J. Miller, ASA, MAAA

Timothy D. Morant, FSA, MAAA

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