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Nine of the 10 leading causes of death in 2020 remained the same as in 2019, although 5 causes switched rank; heart disease and cancer remained the top 2 leading causes, and COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in 2020.
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death rates increased from 2019 to 2020 for age groups 15 years and over and decreased for age group under 1 year. Many of the 15 leading causes of death in 2020 changed from 2019. COVID-19, a new cause of death in 2020, became the third leading cause in 2020. The infant mortality rate decreased 2.9% to a historic low
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From 2019 to 2020, deaths due to chronic lower respiratory disease declined by 3.4% and suicide deaths declined by 5.6%. Understanding Mortality in the Context of a Pandemic Trends in mortality for leading causes of death are important indicators of shifting patterns in mortality.
- Farida B Ahmad, Robert N Anderson
- 2021
Approximately 3.46 million people in the United States lost their lives in 2021. The most common causes of death in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, however, COVID-19 accounted for around...
In 2020, although the number of deaths increased with age after 1 year of age (Table 2), autopsy rates declined with age for decedents aged 15–24 years and over (Figure 2). The autopsy rate was 31.6% for those under 1 year, 55.4% for those aged 1–4, and 46.8% for those aged 5–14.
Objective-This report presents final 2020 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin and race, state of residence, and cause of death.
Age-specific death rates increased from 2020 to 2021 for each age group 1 year and over. Nine of the 10 leading causes of death in 2021 remained the same as in 2020. Heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19 remained the top 3 leading causes.
