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Sep 25, 2023 · 1. Heart disease. Number of deaths per year: 695,547. Percent of total deaths: 20 percent. More common among: men. people who smoke. people who are overweight or obese. people with a family...
Globally, non-communicable diseases are the most common causes of death. Millions of young children die from preventable causes each year. Causes of death have changed over time and vary by age. Death rates from communicable and non-communicable disease vary widely around the world. Underlying data on causes of death is limited in many countries.
- Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
- 2018
Oct 6, 2023 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 3.46 million people died in the US in 2021. Overall, 10 causes accounted for 74.5% of deaths that year. For comparison, the top 10 causes in 1999 accounted for approximately 80% of all deaths.
- Heart Disease. Number of deaths: 695,547. Rate: 173.8 per 100,000 population. Heart disease remained the top killer in the U.S. in 2021, accounting for about 20% of deaths even as its toll ticked down year over year by about 1,400 deaths.
- Cancer. Number of deaths: 605,213. Rate: 146.6 per 100,000 population. The total number of cancer deaths in the U.S. increased by 2,863 in 2021, while the cancer death rate ticked up from 144.1 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- COVID-19. Number of deaths: 416,893. Rate: 104.1 per 100,000 population. COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2021, surpassing the fourth-leading cause – unintentional injuries – by more than 190,000 deaths, as well as its 2020 toll by more than 66,000 deaths.
- Accidents/Unintentional Injuries. Number of deaths: 224,935. Rate: 64.7 per 100,000 population. Unintentional injuries resulting from things like drug overdoses, car accidents and falls accounted for 6.5% of U.S. deaths in 2021.
Dec 7, 2021 · The two most common causes of death fall into this group: cancers kill 18% of people and cardiovascular diseases – such as stroke and ischemic heart disease – are responsible for one-in-three deaths in the world. Shown in red are communicable or infectious diseases; diseases that are caused by a pathogen which can be passed from person to person.
10 Leading Causes of Death, United States. 2021, Both sexes, All ages, All races. <1. Congenital. Anomalies 3,963. Short. Gestation 2,946. SIDS 1,459. Unintentional. Injury 1,306 Maternal Pregnancy. Comp. 1,113. Placenta Cord. 1-4. 5-9 10-14. 15-24 . 25-34. 35-44. 45-54. 55-64. 65+. All Ages. 6 Membranes 672.
Jan 17, 2024 · Heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, and chronic lower respiratory diseases were the top four causes of death for seniors (people 65 and older [1]) in 2000. The fifth most common cause was influenza and pneumonia, with 167.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
