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,[lower-alpha 1] 39 have died – eight of them while in office.[lower-alpha 2]

The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94 years, 171 days.[lower-alpha 3] John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the nation's shortest-lived president; 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

OrderPresidentDate[lower-alpha 4]AgeCausePlacePresidency (order) dates
1George WashingtonDecember 14 (1799)[lower-alpha 5]67Acute epiglottitis,[1] bloodletting[2]Mount Vernon, Virginia(1st) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
2Thomas JeffersonJuly 4 (1826)[lower-alpha 5]83Toxemia from a kidney infection,
uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia[3]		Charlottesville, Virginia(3rd) March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
3John AdamsJuly 4 (1826)90Heart failureQuincy, Massachusetts(2nd) March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
4James MonroeJuly 4 (1831)73Tuberculosis and heart failureNew York City, New York(5th) March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
5James MadisonJune 28 (1836)85Heart failureOrange, Virginia(4th) March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
6William Henry Harrison[lower-alpha 6]April 4 (1841)68Pneumonia and enteric fever[4]Washington, D.C.(9th) March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
7Andrew JacksonJune 8 (1845)78Chronic dropsy, and heart failure[5]Nashville, Tennessee(7th) March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
8John Quincy AdamsFebruary 23 (1848)80Stroke[6]Washington, D.C.(6th) March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
9James K. PolkJune 15 (1849)53Cholera[7]Nashville, Tennessee(11th) March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
10Zachary Taylor[lower-alpha 6]July 9 (1850)65Gastroenteritis[8]Washington, D.C.(12th) March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
11John TylerJanuary 18 (1862)71Stroke[9]Richmond, Virginia(10th) April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
12Martin Van BurenJuly 24 (1862)79Asthma and heart failureKinderhook, New York(8th) March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
13Abraham Lincoln[lower-alpha 6]April 15 (1865)56Gunshot wound[10][lower-alpha 7]Washington, D.C.(16th) March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
14James BuchananJune 1 (1868)77Respiratory failure, rheumatic goutLancaster, Pennsylvania(15th) March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
15Franklin PierceOctober 8 (1869)64Inflammation of the stomach, cirrhosis of the liverConcord, New Hampshire(14th) March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
16Millard FillmoreMarch 8 (1874)74Stroke[9]Buffalo, New York(13th) July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
17Andrew JohnsonJuly 31 (1875)66Stroke[9]Carter's Station, Tennessee(17th) April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
18James A. Garfield[lower-alpha 6]September 19 (1881)49Septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot wound[lower-alpha 8]Elberon, New Jersey(20th) March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
19Ulysses S. GrantJuly 23 (1885)63Throat cancer[11]Moreau, New York(18th) March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
20Chester A. ArthurNovember 18 (1886)57Stroke[9]New York City, New York(21st) September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
21Rutherford B. HayesJanuary 17 (1893)70Heart attackFremont, Ohio(19th) March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
22Benjamin HarrisonMarch 13 (1901)67PneumoniaIndianapolis, Indiana(23rd) March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
23William McKinley[lower-alpha 6]September 14 (1901)58Gangrene within gunshot wound[lower-alpha 9]Buffalo, New York(25th) March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
24Grover ClevelandJune 24 (1908)71Coronary sclerosis, paralysis, or intestinal obstructionPrinceton, New Jersey(22nd) March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889
(24th) March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
25Theodore RooseveltJanuary 6 (1919)60Coronary occlusion by a blood clot (assumed)[12]Oyster Bay, New York(26th) September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
26Warren G. Harding[lower-alpha 6]August 2 (1923)57Heart attackSan Francisco, California(29th) March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
27Woodrow WilsonFebruary 3 (1924)67StrokeWashington, D.C.(28th) March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
28William Howard TaftMarch 8 (1930)72Heart diseaseWashington, D.C.(27th) March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
29Calvin CoolidgeJanuary 5 (1933)60Heart attackNorthampton, Massachusetts(30th) August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
30Franklin D. Roosevelt[lower-alpha 6]April 12 (1945)63Cerebral hemorrhageWarm Springs, Georgia(32nd) March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
31John F. Kennedy[lower-alpha 6]November 22 (1963)46Gunshot wound[lower-alpha 10]Dallas, Texas(35th) January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
32Herbert HooverOctober 20 (1964)90Internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding,
strained vascular systems		New York City, New York(31st) March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
33Dwight D. EisenhowerMarch 28 (1969)78Heart failureWashington, D.C.(34th) January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
34Harry S. TrumanDecember 26 (1972)88Minor lung congestion, organ failures,
cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension, pneumonia		Kansas City, Missouri(33rd) April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
35Lyndon B. JohnsonJanuary 22 (1973)64Heart attackJohnson City, Texas(36th) November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
36Richard NixonApril 22 (1994)81Stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brainNew York, New York(37th) January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974[lower-alpha 11]
37Ronald ReaganJune 5 (2004)93Alzheimer's disease, pneumoniaLos Angeles, California(40th) January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
38Gerald FordDecember 26 (2006)93Arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, diffuse arteriosclerosisRancho Mirage, California(38th) August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
39George H. W. BushNovember 30 (2018)94Parkinson's diseaseHouston, 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)

  • 4 years, 65 days before 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845)
  • 6 years, 325 days before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)
  • 21 years, 111 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)

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

  • 12 years, 217 days before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
  • 13 years, 39 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)

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

  • 11 years, 193 days before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
  • 12 years, 15 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)

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

  • 1 year, 129 days before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
  • 5 years, 280 days before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)

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

  • 3 years, 47 days before 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
  • 4 years, 176 days before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
  • 8 years, 327 days before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)

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)

  • 2 years, 204 days before 38th president Gerald Ford (died December 26, 2006)
  • Died before 39th president Jimmy Carter, who is still alive

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)

  • 21 years, 111 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)
  • 13 years, 39 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
  • 12 years, 15 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)
  • 187 days after 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)

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

  • 12 years, 217 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
  • 11 years, 193 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)

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

  • 8 years, 327 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)
  • 5 years, 280 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
  • 4 years, 151 days after 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)

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

  • 4 years, 176 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)
  • 1 year, 129 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)

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)

  • 6 years, 218 days after 29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923)
  • 6 years, 33 days after 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924)

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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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