Trends: 2000-2012

The total animal number is dominated by shellfish.

Animals who died per American meat-eater (2000=100%)

Land animal deaths are dominated by chickens raised for meat,
which have shown a sharp 16% decline since 2004.

Cattle and pig deaths have shown a steady decline for more than a decade.

Chickens for eggs show no clear trend, though the last two
years saw a marked drop.

Turkey and duck deaths have both shown dramatic decreases
over the last decade, though the large variability makes it 
difficult to know with confidence whether this marks a trend.

Calculated by Noam Mohr, May 2013, noammohr@gmail.com