For each living American, ~33 farmed animals died in 2023 – slaughtered for human meat consumption, died of other causes, or were killed.[1,2]
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. and World Population Clock, https://www.census.gov/popclock/ [U.S. population on December 31, 2023 = 335,888,625]
Total number of animals slaughtered for food plus animals dying of other causes in 2023 was 11,092,070,000 / 335,888,625 = 32.97.
In 2023, the table below estimates the farmed animal deaths for each American by animal type. Animals were slaughtered for human meat consumption, died of other causes, or were killed.[1,2]
Number of Americans 335,888,625; Per Capita Broilers (29.56), Egg-laying Chickens (1.9), Turkeys (.81), Pigs (.50), Cattle, Cows, Calves (.11)
For number of animal deaths, see Total Animals Slaughtered and Dying