Leading Causes of Death and Injury

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The 2021 data are being rolled out in phases throughout the different WISQARS modules.

Leading Causes of Death and YPLL Data Visualization 2001-2018

Leading Causes of Death and YPLL Data Visualization 2001-2020

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Animated Ten Leading Causes of Death Ages 1-44, 1981-2020

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10 Leading Causes of Nonfatal Emergency Department Visits

Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury 2000-2020

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Unintentional injury contributed to more years of potential life lost than any other cause of death in 2020.

Leading Causes of Death Charts

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2020 [PDF – 124 KB]
2019 [PDF – 131 KB]
2018 [PDF – 131 KB]
2017 [PDF – 131 KB]
2016 [PDF – 136 KB]

Charts also available in CSV, JPG, and SVG formats. View the Leading Causes of Death Visualization to download images using the Download Data/Image button.

Leading Causes of Death Visualization

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2020 [PDF – 150 KB]
2019 [PDF – 133 KB]
2018 [PDF – 133 KB]
2017 [PDF – 133 KB]
2016 [PDF – 133 KB]

Charts also available in CSV and PNG formats. View the Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury Visualization to download images using the Export Options button.

Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury Visualization

2020 [PDF – 131 KB]
2019 [PDF – 131 KB]
2018 [PDF – 132 KB]
2017 [PDF – 131 KB]
2016 [PDF – 131 KB]

Charts also available in CSV, JPG, and SVG formats. View the Leading Causes of Death Visualization to download images using the Download Data/Image button.

Leading Causes of Death Visualization