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  1. Results—In 2020, many of the 10 leading causes of death changed rank order due to the emergence of COVID-19 as a leading cause of death in the United States. The 10 leading causes of death in 2020 were, in rank order: Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; COVID-19; Accidents (unintentional injuries); Cerebrovascular diseases; Chronic lower ...

  2. Number of deaths, death rate, and age-adjusted death rate for major causes of death: United States, each state, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas, 2020 Table I–16.

  3. This report presents final 2020 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin and race, state of residence, and cause of death.

  4. This report presents final 2020 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, race and Hispanic origin, and sex. Leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death are also presented.

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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

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    •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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  5. Heart disease deaths increased by 4.8%, the largest increase in heart disease deaths since 2012. Increases in deaths also occurred for unintentional injury (11.1%), Alzheimer disease (9.8%), and diabetes (15.4%). Influenza and pneumonia deaths in 2020 increased by 7.5%, although the number of deaths was lower in 2020 than in 2017 and 2018.

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  7. 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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