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1. www.cdc.gov › nchs › fastatsFastStats - Leading Causes of Death - Centers for Disease ...

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   Print. Data are for the U.S. Number of deaths for leading causes of death. Heart disease: 695,547. Cancer: 605,213. COVID-19: 416,893. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 224,935. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 162,890. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 142,342. Alzheimer’s disease: 119,399. Diabetes: 103,294.

2. usafacts.org › articles › americans-causes-of-deathWhat are the leading causes of death in the US? - USAFacts

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   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.

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   How are causes of death ranked?

   • Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. The 10 leading causes shown are for the entire U.S. Cause-of-death rankings are dynamically updated in the bar chart according to the selected year.

   Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 1999–2017

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   What are age-adjusted death rates based on?

   • Age-adjusted death rates (per 100,000 population) are based on the 2000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates for 2011-2017 are postcensal estimates based on the 2010 census, estimated as of July 1, 2010. Rates for census years are based on populations enumerated in the corresponding censuses.

   Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 1999–2017

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   Do age-adjusted differences in death rates indicate health disparities?

   • Age-adjusted differences in death rates by race can indicate significant disparities in health outcomes among racial groups, even when considering differences in age distributions. These differences might reflect varying access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and systemic inequalities.

   What are the leading causes of death in the US? - USAFacts

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   Are death counts a seasonal pattern?

   • The eFigure in the Supplement shows that death counts by week from 2015 to 2019 followed a normal seasonal pattern, with higher average death counts in weeks 1 through 10 (n = 58 366) and weeks 35 through 52 (n = 52 892) than in weeks 25 through 34 (n = 50 227).

   The Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020 - PMC

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4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesThe Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020 - PMC

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   May 5, 2021 · 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 disease and cancer. Final mortality data will be available approximately 11 months after the end of the data year.

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5. www.causesofdeath.org › Data › USAAbout the United States Data on Causes of Death

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   Death statistics are published in the United States by the underlying cause of death, which is defined as the disease that directly leads to death. The exact definition adopted by the U.S. vital statistic system follows international recommendations. It is “(a) the disease or injury which initiated the

6. jamanetwork.com › journals › jamaThe Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020 | Cancer ...

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   The Table also presents leading causes of death in the US for the years 2015 to 2020. 4 According to provisional data, in 2020, there were notable changes in the number and ranking of deaths compared with 2019. 5 COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in 2020, with an estimated 345 323 deaths, and was largely responsible for the ...

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7. www.cdc.gov › nchs › data-visualizationLeading Causes of Death in the United States, 1999–2017

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   Content source: National Center for Health Statistics. This dashboard presents the age-adjusted death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, indicating mortality patterns from 1999 through 2015 and by state of residence for selected year and cause of death.

8. stacks.cdc.gov › view › cdcMortality in the United States, 2021 - CDC Stacks

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   Life expectancy estimates, age- adjusted death rates, age-specific death rates, the 10 leading causes of death, infant mortality rates, and the 10 leading causes of infant death were analyzed by comparing 2021 and 2020 final data. Key findings. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.