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  1. What are the death rates for the 10 leading causes of death? In 2021, 9 of the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2020. The top leading cause in 2021 was heart disease, followed by cancer and COVID-19 (Figure 4). Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis became the 9th leading cause of death in 2021, while influenza

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    Data are for the U.S.

    •Heart disease: 695,547

    •Cancer: 605,213

    •COVID-19: 416,893

    •Accidents (unintentional injuries): 224,935

    •Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 162,890

    •Provisional Leading Causes of Death for 2023 – CDC Wonder

    •Provisional Leading Causes of Death for 2022 – CDC Wonder

    •Deaths: Final Data for 2019 [PDF – 3 MB]

    •Deaths: Leading Causes for 2020 [PDF – 2 MB]

    •Trends in Leading causes of death from Health, United States

    •Death Rates by Marital Status for Leading Causes of Death: United States, 2010-2019 [PDF – 332 KB]

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  3. Summary. In 2022, a total of 3,279,857 resident deaths were registered in the United States—184,374 fewer deaths than in 2021. The number of deaths for which COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death decreased 55.3% from 416,893 in 2021 to 186,552 in 2022. COVID-19 dropped from the 3rd leading cause to the 4th.

  4. The most common causes of death in the U.S. are heart disease and cancer, however, COVID-19 accounted for around 12 percent of all deaths that year, making it the third leading cause of...

  5. While there is more recent data, 2021 is currently the latest year with full, final data on mortality in the country. Other prevalent causes of death in the U.S. include accidents, strokes...

  6. Mar 28, 2024 · Mar 28, 2024. The leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and cancer. However, in 2022, COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting...

  7. Results—In 2019, the 10 leading causes of death were, in rank order: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Cerebrovascular diseases; Alzheimer disease; Diabetes mellitus; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; Influenza and pneumonia; and Intentional self-harm (suici...

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