U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2021 Experience
Authors
Jerome Holman, FSA, MAAA, RJH Integrated Solutions, LLC
Table of Contents
Summary
Materials
Podcast
Data Visualizations
Acknowledgments
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 2021 mortality experience, along with prior mortality experience data from 1999 through 2020.
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. U.S. Population Mortality Observations-Updated with 2021 Experience. Society of Actuaries, February 2023.
Materials
U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2021 Experience
Appendices
Podcast
U.S. Population Mortality: Review of CDC 2021 Data
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.
U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2021 Experience
Acknowledgments
The researchers’ deepest gratitude goes to the oversight group and others for their diligent work overseeing the report design, compiling the data for analysis, and reviewing and editing this report for accuracy and relevance.
Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA
Ed Hui, FSA, MAAA, CFA
Patrick Keough, FSA, MAAA
Derek Kueker, FSA
At Purdue University
Mengyi Xu, PhD, FSA, FIAA, Assistant Professor
Jiaqi Li, student
Andrew Waugh, student
At the Society of Actuaries
Korrel Crawford, Senior Research Administrator
Cynthia S. MacDonald, FSA, MAAA, Senior Director Experience Studies
Pete Miller, ASA, MAAA, Experience Studies Actuary
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