Leading Causes of Death
Data are for the U.S.
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
- Heart disease: 696,962
- Cancer: 602,350
- COVID-19: 350,831
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 200,955
- Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 160,264
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 152,657
- Alzheimer’s disease: 134,242
- Diabetes: 102,188
- Influenza and pneumonia: 53,544
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 52,547
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2020, data table for figure 4
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Page last reviewed: January 13, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics