| Top 10 Leading Causes of Death, 2023 |
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| Rank (1) |
Cause of death |
Number of
deaths |
Rate (2) |
| 1 |
Heart disease |
680,981 |
162.1 |
| 2 |
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) |
613,352 |
141.8 |
| 3 |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
222,698 |
62.3 |
| 4 |
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
162,639 |
39.0 |
| 5 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
145,357 |
33.4 |
| 6 |
Alzheimer's disease |
114,034 |
27.7 |
| 7 |
Diabetes |
95,190 |
22.4 |
| 8 |
Kidney disease |
55,253 |
13.1 |
| 9 |
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
52,222 |
13.0 |
| 10 |
COVID-19 |
49,932 |
11.9 |
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All other causes |
899,306 |
NA |
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All deaths |
3,090,964 |
750.5 |
(1) Based on number of deaths.
(2) Deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population.
NA=Not applicable.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality. |
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