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Heart disease deaths increased by 4.8%, the largest increase in heart disease deaths since 2012. Increases in deaths also occurred for unintentional injury (11.1%), Alzheimer disease (9.8%), and diabetes (15.4%). Influenza and pneumonia deaths in 2020 increased by 7.5%, although the number of deaths was lower in 2020 than in 2017 and 2018.
What are the death rates for the 10 leading causes of death? In 2020, 9 of the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2019. The top leading cause was heart disease, followed by cancer (Figure 4). COVID-19, newly added as a cause of death in 2020, became the 3rd leading cause of death. Of the remaining leading causes in 2020
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Deaths in 2020:696,962Percentage of total deaths:20.6%Deaths in 2020:602,350Percentage of total deaths:17.8%Deaths in 2020:350,831Percentage of total deaths:10.4%Deaths in 2020:200,955Percentage of total deaths:5.9%Deaths in 2020:160,264Percentage of total deaths:4.7%Deaths in 2020:152,657Percentage of total deaths:4.5%Deaths in 2020:134,242Percentage of total deaths:4%Deaths in 2020:102,188Percentage of total deaths:3%Deaths in 2020:53,544Percentage of total deaths:1.6%Deaths in 2020:52,547Percentage of total deaths:1.6%Results—In 2020, many of the 10 leading causes of death changed rank order due to the emergence of COVID-19 as a leading cause of death in the United States. The 10 leading causes of death in 2020 were, in rank order: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; COVID-19; Accidents (unintentional
Print. Data are for the U.S. Number of deaths for leading causes of death. Heart disease: 702,880. Cancer: 608,371. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 227,039. COVID-19: 186,552. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 165,393. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,382. Alzheimer’s disease: 120,122. Diabetes: 101,209.
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020, after heart disease and cancer. Provisional death estimates provide an early indication of shifts in Mortality Trends and can guide public health policies and interventions aimed at reducing numbers of deaths that are directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 22, 2021 · Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death overall, accounting for more than 10% of all deaths in 2020. Final death data from the CDC shows that Covid-19 was the underlying cause of...
