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There is mixed news about noncommunicable diseases, the world’s leading causes of death. While the overall rate of premature deaths related to noncommunicable diseases has declined in the past two decades, progress has slowed since 2010 and key risk factors such as obesity are on the rise.
FastStats Homepage. Life Stages and Populations. Deaths. Leading Causes of Death. 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.
Dec 9, 2020 · 9 Dec 2020. Geneva, Switzerland. Dec. 9, 2020 (WHO) – Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000. The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019 inclusive.
