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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.
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.
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...
Feb 2, 2024 · Even though new cancer cases in the U.S. are projected to cross the two-million mark for the first time ever in 2024, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States,...
Apr 4, 2022 · Provisional data, which are based on death certificate data received but not fully reviewed by NCHS, provide an early estimate of deaths before the release of final data. NVSS routinely releases provisional mortality data for all causes of death and for deaths involving COVID-19.
- 10.15585/mmwr.mm7117e1
- 2022/04/04
This report presents final 2021 U.S. mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide information on mortality patterns among U.S. residents by variables such as sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and cause of death.
Provisional estimates indicate a 17.7% increase in the number of deaths in 2020 (the increase in the age-adjusted rate was 15.9%) compared with 2019, with increases in many leading causes of death. 1 The provisional leading cause-of-death rankings for 2020 indicate that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US behind heart ...
