The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics. Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789,[a] 39 have died – eight of them while in office.[b]

The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94 years, 171 days.[c] John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk, who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.

Presidents in order of death

Order President Date[d] Age Cause Place Presidency (order) dates
1 George Washington December 14 (1799)[e] 67 Acute epiglottitis,[1] bloodletting[2] Mount Vernon, Virginia (1st) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
2 Thomas Jefferson July 4 (1826)[e] 83 Toxemia from a kidney infection,
uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia[3]		 Charlottesville, Virginia (3rd) March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
3 John Adams July 4 (1826) 90 Heart failure Quincy, Massachusetts (2nd) March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
4 James Monroe July 4 (1831) 73 Tuberculosis and heart failure New York City, New York (5th) March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
5 James Madison June 28 (1836) 85 Heart failure Orange, Virginia (4th) March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
6 William Henry Harrison[f] April 4 (1841) 68 Pneumonia and enteric fever[4] Washington, D.C. (9th) March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
7 Andrew Jackson June 8 (1845) 78 Chronic dropsy, and heart failure[5] Nashville, Tennessee (7th) March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
8 John Quincy Adams February 23 (1848) 80 Stroke[6] Washington, D.C. (6th) March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
9 James K. Polk June 15 (1849) 53 Cholera[7] Nashville, Tennessee (11th) March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
10 Zachary Taylor[f] July 9 (1850) 65 Gastroenteritis[8] Washington, D.C. (12th) March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
11 John Tyler January 18 (1862) 71 Stroke[9] Richmond, Virginia (10th) April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
12 Martin Van Buren July 24 (1862) 79 Asthma and heart failure Kinderhook, New York (8th) March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
13 Abraham Lincoln[f] April 15 (1865) 56 Gunshot wound[10][g] Washington, D.C. (16th) March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
14 James Buchanan June 1 (1868) 77 Respiratory failure, rheumatic gout Lancaster, Pennsylvania (15th) March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
15 Franklin Pierce October 8 (1869) 64 Inflammation of the stomach, cirrhosis of the liver Concord, New Hampshire (14th) March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
16 Millard Fillmore March 8 (1874) 74 Stroke[9] Buffalo, New York (13th) July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
17 Andrew Johnson July 31 (1875) 66 Stroke[9] Carter's Station, Tennessee (17th) April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
18 James A. Garfield[f] September 19 (1881) 49 Septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot wound[h] Elberon, New Jersey (20th) March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
19 Ulysses S. Grant July 23 (1885) 63 Throat cancer[11] Moreau, New York (18th) March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
20 Chester A. Arthur November 18 (1886) 57 Stroke[9] New York City, New York (21st) September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
21 Rutherford B. Hayes January 17 (1893) 70 Heart attack Fremont, Ohio (19th) March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
22 Benjamin Harrison March 13 (1901) 67 Pneumonia Indianapolis, Indiana (23rd) March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
23 William McKinley[f] September 14 (1901) 58 Gangrene within gunshot wound[i] Buffalo, New York (25th) March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
24 Grover Cleveland June 24 (1908) 71 Coronary sclerosis, paralysis, or intestinal obstruction Princeton, New Jersey (22nd) March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889
(24th) March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
25 Theodore Roosevelt January 6 (1919) 60 Coronary occlusion by a blood clot (assumed)[12] Oyster Bay, New York (26th) September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
26 Warren G. Harding[f] August 2 (1923) 57 Heart attack San Francisco, California (29th) March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
27 Woodrow Wilson February 3 (1924) 67 Stroke Washington, D.C. (28th) March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
28 William Howard Taft March 8 (1930) 72 Heart disease Washington, D.C. (27th) March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
29 Calvin Coolidge January 5 (1933) 60 Heart attack Northampton, Massachusetts (30th) August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
30 Franklin D. Roosevelt[f] April 12 (1945) 63 Cerebral hemorrhage Warm Springs, Georgia (32nd) March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
31 John F. Kennedy[f] November 22 (1963) 46 Gunshot wound[j] Dallas, Texas (35th) January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
32 Herbert Hoover October 20 (1964) 90 Internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding,
strained vascular systems		 New York City, New York (31st) March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
33 Dwight D. Eisenhower March 28 (1969) 78 Heart failure Washington, D.C. (34th) January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
34 Harry S. Truman December 26 (1972) 88 Minor lung congestion, organ failures,
cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension, pneumonia		 Kansas City, Missouri (33rd) April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
35 Lyndon B. Johnson January 22 (1973) 64 Heart attack Johnson City, Texas (36th) November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
36 Richard Nixon April 22 (1994) 81 Stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brain New York, New York (37th) January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974[k]
37 Ronald Reagan June 5 (2004) 93 Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia Los Angeles, California (40th) January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
38 Gerald Ford December 26 (2006) 93 Arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, diffuse arteriosclerosis Rancho Mirage, California (38th) August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
39 George H. W. Bush November 30 (2018) 94 Parkinson's disease Houston, Texas (41st) January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
Map denoting where each of the 39 deceased presidents of the United States died.

Died same day, date, year, age

Same day

Same date

Same calendar year

Same age (rounded down to nearest year)

Died before multiple predecessors

William Henry Harrison (L), Abraham Lincoln (M), and John F. Kennedy (R) were each outlived by three of their predecessors, more than any other U.S. president

9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)

11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)

12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)

15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)

16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)

20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881)

29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923)

35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963)

40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004)

Died after multiple successors

Martin Van Buren outlived four of his successors, more than any other U.S. president

6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)

8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)

10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)

13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)

14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)

19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893)

22nd & 24th president Grover Cleveland (died June 24, 1908)

27th president William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930)

31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964)

33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ While by the conventional numbering of U.S. presidents there have been 46 presidents, only 45 individuals have held the office, as Grover Cleveland, the only one to serve non-consecutive terms, is counted twice – as the 22nd and the 24th president).
  2. ^ The six living presidents (in order of birth) are: Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924), Joe Biden (November 20, 1942), Donald Trump (June 14, 1946), George W. Bush (July 6, 1946), Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) and Barack Obama (August 4, 1961).
  3. ^ The distinction of being "oldest president at the time of death" will eventually devolve upon Jimmy Carter, who surpassed G. H. W. Bush's lifespan on March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Dates of death sort by month and day
  5. ^ a b The timespan between the death of George Washington and that of and Thomas Jefferson (and of John Adams), 26 years, 202 days, is the longest gap between presidential deaths in U. S. history.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office
  7. ^ For further information, see Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  8. ^ For further information, see Assassination of James A. Garfield
  9. ^ For further information, see Assassination of William McKinley
  10. ^ For further information, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy
  11. ^ Resigned from office

References

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  2. ^ "Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George Washington". PBS. December 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Martin, Russell L. (May 18, 1990). "Jefferson's Cause of Death". Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Charlottesville, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Jane McHugh; Philip A. Mackowiak (March 31, 2014). "What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Andrew Jackson". healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts". Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Dusinberre, William (2003). Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-19-515735-4. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Marriott, Michel (June 27, 2011). "Verdict In: 12th President Was Not Assassinated". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d Jones, Jeffrey M.; Jones, Joni L. "Presidential Stroke: United States Presidents and Cerebrovascular Disease (John Tyler)". Journal CMEs. CNS Spectrums (The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine). Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  10. ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1965). The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 703–704. LCCN 65-12468.
  11. ^ "Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies". History. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  12. ^ Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Theodore Roosevelt". healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. ^ a b The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
  14. ^ Preston, Daniel (October 4, 2016). "James Monroe: Life After the Presidency". Charlottesville, Virginia: Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

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