Table 1 Summary of change in crude number of deaths and AAMR from 1999 to 2022 with percentage change (% change) and average annual percentage change (AAPC) from 1999 to 2022.

From: Demographic and regional trends of pneumonia mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2022

Category

Crude number of deaths (1999)

AAMR (1999)

Crude number of deaths (2022)

AAMR (2022)

% change in AAMR from 1999 to 2022 (%)

AAPC from 1999 to 2022 (%)

Overall

63,006

35.9

46,469

17.2

−52.1

−3.1*

Sex stratified

 Male

27,337

43.69

23,740

20.6

−52.9

−3.2*

 Female

35,669

31.4

22,729

14.6

−53.5

−3.2*

Race stratified

 American Indian or Alaska native

295

42.5

409

17.2

−59.5

−3.7*

 Asian or Pacific Islander

817

24.7

1825

12.7

−48.6

−3.8*

 Black or African American

5654

38.5

5310

19.3

−49.9

−2.8*

 White

56,240

35.8

38,696

17.2

−52.0

−3.2*

 Hispanic

2130

28.7

4042

15.1

−47.4

−3.3*

Census region

 Northeast

14,249

37.7

9265

18.1

−52.0

−2.8*

 Midwest

16,120

37.6

9883

17.2

−54.3

−2.8*

 South

22,149

36.6

17,572

17.2

−53.0

−3.2*

 West

10,488

30.8

9749

16

−48.1

−3.8*

Age groups

 25–39

801

1.3

914

1.3

0.00

0.4

 40–54

2298

3.9

2466

4

2.6

0.8*

 55–69

5007

15

9203

15.2

1.3

0.2

 70–84

23,671

112.2

18,046

55.2

−50.8

−3.3*

 85+

31,229

751.8

15,840

244.2

−67.5

−4.6*

Urbanization status**

1999

2020

% change in AAMR from 1999 to 2020 (%)

AAPC (1999 to 2020)

 Rural

13,466

39.6

10,060

23.5

−40.7

−2.5*

 Medium/small metropolitan

18,811

35.3

15,627

18.9

−46.5

−2.8*

 Large metropolitan

30,729

34.9

27,356

19.5

−44.1

−3.2*

  1. *Indicates the AAPC is significantly different from 0.
  2. **Urbanization status data is available from 1999 to 2020.