Leading Causes of Death

• Heart disease: 683,491
• Cancer: 619,876
• Accidents (unintentional injuries): 197,449
• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 166,852
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 145,643
• Alzheimer’s disease: 116,022
• Diabetes: 94,445
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 55,081
• Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 52,274
• Suicide: 48,824

Source: Mortality in the United States, 2024, data table for figure 4

• Linked birth and infant death data
• Mortality Statistics