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Deaths and Death Rates
Los Angeles County

Leading Causes of Premature_Death

Also see for L.A. County:
-- Death Numbers and Death Rates by Year in Los Angeles County
-- Leading Causes of Death
-- Life Expectancy by Race in Los Angeles County

Annual Number of Deaths & Death Rates
Los Angeles County & California, 1970-2022

Numbers of deaths from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC (after 1998) differ slightly from those reported by the California Dept. of Public Health.

Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
2022 75,267 774.3 N/A 313,169 802.4 686.0
2021 82,411 838.4 N/A 333,249 849.3 760.4
2020 81,783 620.6 657.3 319,808 812.4 705.3
2019 64,547 643.0 574.8 269,831 682.7 601.8
2018 64,268 636.0 579.7 268,818 679.6 609.0
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
2017 63,792 627.7 583.1 268,189 678.3 618.7
2016 63,185 623.3 589.3 262,240 668.1 616.9
2015 62,408 613.6 591.0 259,206 662.2 621.6
2014 58,786 581.1 570.7 245,929 633.8 605.7
2013 59,883 597.8 599.5 248,359 647.9 630.1
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
2012 58,675 588.9 601.7 242,554 637.6 630.4
2011 58,356 590.1 615.2 239,942 636.6 641.3
2010 56,783 578.3 618.3 234,012 628.2 646.7
2009 57,910 591.7 641.8 232,736 629.7 655.5
2008 58,191 597.7 659.4 234,766 641.4 677.9
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
2007 58,383 601.9 675.4 233,720 644.7 691.7
2006 59,641 612.5 702.9 237,126 658.3 718.2
2005 60,369 616.9 719.0 237,037 661.6 730.7
2004 59,174 604.2 720.1 232,525 653.6 734.3
2003 61,093 625.5 753.6 239,371 679.0 768.4
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
2002 59,862 616.8 753.9 234,565 672.6 770.0
2001 60,063 624.0 771.2 234,044 678.8 783.2
2000 59,352 623.5 780.7 229,551 677.7 787.9
1999 59,910 634.8 801.1 229,380 684.7 802.3
1998 58,923 638.7 N/A 225,450 690.3 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1997 60,070 656.7 N/A 223,438 693.7 N/A
1996 59,686 655.6 N/A 222,308 698.3 N/A
1995 60,953 669.5 N/A 222,626 704.1 N/A
1994 62,442 686.5 N/A 222,854 709.3 N/A
1993 62,250 686.2 N/A 220,271 707.1 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1992 61,708 685.0 N/A 214,586 698.5 N/A
1991 61,585 691.3 N/A 214,220 710.7 N/A
1990 62,700 709.9 N/A 213,766 723.2 N/A
1989 64,940 745.9 N/A 215,930 750.5 N/A
1988 64,851 755.4 N/A 215,185 766.8 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1987 64,237 760.0 N/A 209,395 764.6 N/A
1986 59,919 723.1 N/A 202,826 758.5 N/A
1985 62,250 766.5 N/A 201,815 772.9 N/A
1984 60,202 753.9 N/A 195,470 763.9 N/A
1983 58,427 744.6 N/A 188,018 749.8 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1982 58,368 759.0 N/A 188,255 766.9 N/A
1981 58,101 769.1 N/A 184,732 768.5 N/A
1980 59,551 800.2 N/A 186,428 783.9 N/A
1979 56,631 768.8 N/A 177,214 762.0 N/A
1978 57,705 790.3 N/A 175,878 770.1 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1977 56,388 777.7 N/A 170,441 762.5 N/A
1976 58,971 816.9 N/A 171,095 780.0 N/A
1975 59,622 833.5 N/A 170,797 793.0 N/A
1974 60,325 849.5 N/A 170,475 805.1 N/A
1973 61,693 871.3 N/A 172,798 828.0 N/A
Year Los Angeles County California (Statewide)
Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate* Number of Deaths Crude Death Rate* Age-Adjusted Death Rate*
1972 61,457 867.4 N/A 170,026 826.0 N/A
1971 62,931 889.0 N/A 169,349 832.3 N/A
1970 62,192 883.2 N/A 166,382 830.3 N/A

* Death rates are per 100,000 population (based upon U.S. Census or California Department of Finance population estimates for that year).
Crude Death Rates are the result of dividing the total population of a geographic area by the number of deaths. This does not account for mortality-rate differences between age groups.
Age-Adjusted Death Rates account for age-group differences and are considered a more accurate reflection of a population's overall mortality rate.

N/A - Adjusted age rate calculations were not available for these years.

Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC (after 1998, except as noted); California Dept. of Public Health (1970-1998).