This visualization illustrates the causes of death over time. The darker the shade of red indicates a higher number of deaths for a particular cause. Each column corresponds to a year in the database (listed on the x-axis label at the bottom of the graphic) and it’s corresponding cause (on the y-axis). This graphic updates regularly as new bills are added to the database.

Suggested citation

Please use the following as a suggested citation:

“Counting the Causes of Death,” Death by Numbers, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University (2024): https://deathbynumbers.org/visualizations/deaths/, .