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UNITED STATES TOP 40 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate
1. COVID-19
104.12
2. Coronary Heart Disease
92.76
3. Stroke
41.14
4. Lung Disease
33.50
5. Lung Cancers
31.75
6. Hypertension
31.27
7. Alzheimers
30.96
8. Poisonings
30.96
9. Diabetes Mellitus
25.41
10. Breast Cancer
19.37
11. Prostate Cancer
18.96
12. Endocrine Disorders
15.17
13. Liver Disease
14.46
14. Suicide
14.09
15. Kidney Disease
14.06
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.36
17. Falls
11.42
18. Pancreas Cancer
11.40
19. Influenza & Pneumonia
10.60
20. Parkinson's Disease
9.84
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate
21. Lymphomas
8.42
22. Homicide
8.17
23. Inflammatory/Heart
7.21
24. Liver Cancer
6.68
25. Ovary Cancer
5.99
26. Leukemia
5.83
27. Uterin Cancer
5.33
28. Alcohol
4.45
29. Bladder Cancer
4.15
30. Other Neoplasms
4.09
31. Oesophagus Cancer
3.71
32. Congenital Anomalies
3.14
33. Skin Cancers
3.14
34. Oral Cancer
2.71
35. Stomach Cancer
2.67
36. Cervical Cancer
2.27
37. Low Birth Weight
1.52
38. HIV/AIDS
1.34
39. Drownings
1.30
40. Drug Use
1.10
United States
UNITED STATES TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. COVID-19
416,890
15.76
2. Coronary Heart Disease
375,458
14.20
3. Stroke
162,889
6.16
4. Lung Disease
137,848
5.21
5. Lung Cancers
134,589
5.09
6. Hypertension
124,470
4.71
7. Alzheimers
119,396
4.51
8. Diabetes Mellitus
103,290
3.91
9. Poisonings
101,992
3.86
10. Endocrine Disorders
59,782
2.26
11. Liver Disease
56,509
2.14
12. Kidney Disease
56,379
2.13
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
54,115
2.05
14. Suicide
48,179
1.82
15. Pancreas Cancer
47,897
1.81
16. Road Traffic Accidents
46,732
1.77
17. Falls
44,677
1.69
18. Breast Cancer
42,803
1.62
19. Influenza & Pneumonia
42,094
1.59
20. Parkinson's Disease
38,530
1.46
21. Lymphomas
34,097
1.29
22. Prostate Cancer
32,559
1.23
23. Other Injuries
30,681
1.16
24. Liver Cancer
28,714
1.09
25. Inflammatory/Heart
28,063
1.06
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Homicide
26,030
0.98
27. Leukemia
23,271
0.88
28. Malnutrition
17,101
0.65
29. Alcohol
16,862
0.64
30. Bladder Cancer
16,829
0.64
31. Other Neoplasms
16,237
0.61
32. Oesophagus Cancer
15,739
0.60
33. Ovary Cancer
13,428
0.51
34. Skin Cancers
12,766
0.48
35. Uterin Cancer
12,204
0.46
36. Oral Cancer
11,391
0.43
37. Stomach Cancer
10,891
0.41
38. Congenital Anomalies
9,663
0.37
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
7,038
0.27
40. Skin Disease
6,358
0.24
41. HIV/AIDS
4,976
0.19
42. Multiple Sclerosis
4,536
0.17
43. Cervical Cancer
4,366
0.17
44. Drownings
4,337
0.16
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3,926
0.15
46. Low Birth Weight
3,906
0.15
47. Rheumatic/Heart
3,902
0.15
48. Drug Use
3,848
0.15
49. Epilepsy
3,747
0.14
50. Asthma
3,514
0.13
United States
UNITED STATES CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
  Rate
1. Lung Cancers
31.75
2. Breast Cancer
19.37
3. Prostate Cancer
18.96
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.36
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.40
6. Lymphomas
8.42
7. Liver Cancer
6.68
8. Ovary Cancer
5.99
  Rate
9. Leukemia
5.83
10. Uterin Cancer
5.33
11. Bladder Cancer
4.15
12. Oesophagus Cancer
3.71
13. Skin Cancers
3.14
14. Oral Cancer
2.71
15. Stomach Cancer
2.67
16. Cervical Cancer
2.27
DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
United States
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 266.46 725,192 279,040,168
2000 257.64 710,760 281,421,906
2001 249.51 700,142 284,968,955
2002 244.64 696,947 287,625,193
2003 236.31 685,089 290,107,933
2004 221.63 652,486 292,805,298
2005 216.85 652,091 295,516,599
2006 205.47 631,636 298,379,912
2007 196.09 616,067 301,231,207
2008 192.12 616,828 304,093,966
2009 182.82 599,413 306,771,529
2010 179.14 597,689 308,745,538
2011 173.74 596,577 311,591,917
2012 170.51 599,711 313,914,040
2013 169.77 611,105 316,128,839
2014 166.99 614,348 318,857,056
2015 168.49 633,842 321,418,820
2016 165.53 635,260 323,127,513
2017 165.04 647,457 325,719,178
2018 163.61 655,381 327,167,434
2019 161.52 659,041 328,239,523
2020 168.19 696,962 329,484,123
2021 173.78 695,547 331,893,745
United States
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 200.77 549,838 279,040,168
2000 199.63 553,091 281,421,906
2001 196.45 553,768 284,968,955
2002 194.34 557,271 287,625,193
2003 190.85 556,902 290,107,933
2004 186.79 553,888 292,805,298
2005 185.09 559,312 295,516,599
2006 181.78 559,888 298,379,912
2007 179.26 562,875 301,231,207
2008 176.37 565,469 304,093,966
2009 173.53 567,628 306,771,529
2010 172.80 574,743 308,745,538
2011 168.97 576,691 311,591,917
2012 166.48 582,623 313,914,040
2013 163.23 584,881 316,128,839
2014 161.22 591,700 318,857,056
2015 158.52 595,930 321,418,820
2016 155.76 598,038 323,127,513
2017 152.49 599,108 325,719,178
2018 149.11 599,274 327,167,434
2019 146.15 599,601 328,239,523
2020 144.13 602,350 329,484,123
2021 146.55 605,213 331,893,745
United States
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 61.61 167,366 279,040,168
2000 60.87 167,661 281,421,906
2001 58.37 163,538 284,968,955
2002 57.24 162,672 287,625,193
2003 54.57 157,689 290,107,933
2004 51.18 150,074 292,805,298
2005 47.96 143,579 295,516,599
2006 44.80 137,119 298,379,912
2007 43.52 135,952 301,231,207
2008 42.05 134,148 304,093,966
2009 39.59 128,842 306,771,529
2010 39.13 129,476 308,745,538
2011 37.90 128,932 311,591,917
2012 36.89 128,546 313,914,040
2013 36.17 128,978 316,128,839
2014 36.47 133,103 318,857,056
2015 37.63 140,323 321,418,820
2016 37.34 142,142 323,127,513
2017 37.59 146,383 325,719,178
2018 37.07 147,810 327,167,434
2019 36.96 150,005 328,239,523
2020 38.84 160,264 329,484,123
2021 41.14 162,890 331,893,745
United States
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 45.43 124,181 279,040,168
2000 44.15 122,009 281,421,906
2001 43.86 123,013 284,968,955
2002 43.88 124,816 287,625,193
2003 43.74 126,382 290,107,933
2004 41.61 121,987 292,805,298
2005 43.89 130,933 295,516,599
2006 41.01 124,583 298,379,912
2007 41.36 127,924 301,231,207
2008 44.67 141,090 304,093,966
2009 42.65 137,353 306,771,529
2010 42.18 138,080 308,745,538
2011 42.51 142,943 311,591,917
2012 41.54 143,489 313,914,040
2013 42.14 149,205 316,128,839
2014 40.45 147,101 318,857,056
2015 41.62 155,041 321,418,820
2016 40.56 154,596 323,127,513
2017 40.92 160,201 325,719,178
2018 39.71 159,486 327,167,434
2019 38.18 156,979 328,239,523
2020 36.41 152,657 329,484,123
2021 34.71 142,342 331,893,745
United States
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 35.29 97,860 279,040,168
2000 34.94 97,900 281,421,906
2001 35.68 101,537 284,968,955
2002 37.12 106,742 287,625,193
2003 37.59 109,277 290,107,933
2004 38.07 112,012 292,805,298
2005 39.51 117,809 295,516,599
2006 40.24 121,599 298,379,912
2007 40.36 123,706 301,231,207
2008 39.25 121,902 304,093,966
2009 37.49 118,021 306,771,529
2010 37.99 120,859 308,745,538
2011 39.13 126,438 311,591,917
2012 39.06 127,792 313,914,040
2013 39.39 130,557 316,128,839
2014 40.48 135,928 318,857,056
2015 43.22 146,571 321,418,820
2016 47.41 161,374 323,127,513
2017 49.39 169,936 325,719,178
2018 47.99 167,127 327,167,434
2019 49.29 173,040 328,239,523
2020 57.58 200,955 329,484,123
2021 64.71 224,935 331,893,745
United States
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 25.01 68,399 279,040,168
2000 25.05 69,301 281,421,906
2001 25.36 71,372 284,968,955
2002 25.60 73,249 287,625,193
2003 25.51 74,219 290,107,933
2004 24.75 73,138 292,805,298
2005 24.94 75,119 295,516,599
2006 23.56 72,449 298,379,912
2007 22.78 71,382 301,231,207
2008 22.03 70,553 304,093,966
2009 21.05 68,705 306,771,529
2010 20.82 69,071 308,745,538
2011 21.65 73,831 311,591,917
2012 21.18 73,932 313,914,040
2013 21.18 75,578 316,128,839
2014 20.95 76,488 318,857,056
2015 21.30 79,535 321,418,820
2016 21.02 80,058 323,127,513
2017 21.45 83,564 325,719,178
2018 21.36 84,946 327,167,434
2019 21.59 87,647 328,239,523
2020 24.81 102,188 329,484,123
2021 25.41 103,294 331,893,745
United States
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 16.47 44,536 279,040,168
2000 18.05 49,558 281,421,906
2001 19.29 53,852 284,968,955
2002 20.81 58,866 287,625,193
2003 22.06 63,457 290,107,933
2004 22.60 65,965 292,805,298
2005 23.99 71,599 295,516,599
2006 23.69 72,432 298,379,912
2007 23.84 74,632 301,231,207
2008 25.79 82,435 304,093,966
2009 24.17 79,003 306,771,529
2010 25.11 83,494 308,745,538
2011 24.73 84,974 311,591,917
2012 23.78 83,637 313,914,040
2013 23.52 84,767 316,128,839
2014 25.44 93,541 318,857,056
2015 29.43 110,561 321,418,820
2016 30.29 116,103 323,127,513
2017 31.04 121,404 325,719,178
2018 30.52 122,019 327,167,434
2019 29.85 121,499 328,239,523
2020 32.45 134,242 329,484,123
2021 30.96 119,399 331,893,745
United States
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 23.49 63,730 279,040,168
2000 23.74 65,313 281,421,906
2001 22.18 62,034 284,968,955
2002 23.16 65,681 287,625,193
2003 22.57 65,163 290,107,933
2004 20.37 59,664 292,805,298
2005 21.04 63,001 295,516,599
2006 18.41 56,326 298,379,912
2007 16.83 52,717 301,231,207
2008 17.60 56,284 304,093,966
2009 16.53 53,692 306,771,529
2010 15.10 50,097 308,745,538
2011 15.75 53,826 311,591,917
2012 14.45 50,636 313,914,040
2013 15.88 56,979 316,128,839
2014 15.13 55,227 318,857,056
2015 15.24 57,062 321,418,820
2016 13.53 51,537 323,127,513
2017 14.30 55,672 325,719,178
2018 14.87 59,120 327,167,434
2019 12.32 49,783 328,239,523
2020 13.05 53,544 329,484,123
2021 10.53 41,917 331,893,745
United States
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 13.03 35,525 279,040,168
2000 13.50 37,251 281,421,906
2001 14.06 39,480 284,968,955
2002 14.40 40,974 287,625,193
2003 14.67 42,453 290,107,933
2004 14.45 42,480 292,805,298
2005 14.66 43,901 295,516,599
2006 14.82 45,344 298,379,912
2007 14.91 46,448 301,231,207
2008 15.13 48,237 304,093,966
2009 15.07 48,935 306,771,529
2010 15.29 50,476 308,745,538
2011 13.41 45,591 311,591,917
2012 13.12 45,622 313,914,040
2013 13.19 47,112 316,128,839
2014 13.21 48,146 318,857,056
2015 13.39 49,959 321,418,820
2016 13.15 50,046 323,127,513
2017 13.01 50,633 325,719,178
2018 12.92 51,386 327,167,434
2019 12.71 51,565 328,239,523
2020 12.71 52,547 329,484,123
2021 13.55 54,358 331,893,745
United States
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 11.25 30,680 279,040,168
2000 11.30 31,224 281,421,906
2001 11.46 32,238 284,968,955
2002 11.88 33,865 287,625,193
2003 11.76 34,069 290,107,933
2004 11.32 33,373 292,805,298
2005 11.36 34,136 295,516,599
2006 11.18 34,234 298,379,912
2007 11.15 34,828 301,231,207
2008 11.29 35,927 304,093,966
2009 10.97 35,639 306,771,529
2010 10.56 34,812 308,745,538
2011 10.54 35,748 311,591,917
2012 10.33 35,842 313,914,040
2013 10.73 38,156 316,128,839
2014 10.69 38,940 318,857,056
2015 10.95 40,773 321,418,820
2016 10.71 40,613 323,127,513
2017 10.56 40,922 325,719,178
2018 10.25 40,718 327,167,434
2019 9.51 38,431 328,239,523
2020 9.73 40,050 329,484,123
2021 10.22 41,281 331,893,745
United States
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 10.47 29,199 279,040,168
2000 10.42 29,350 281,421,906
2001 10.72 30,622 284,968,955
2002 10.95 31,655 287,625,193
2003 10.79 31,484 290,107,933
2004 10.99 32,439 292,805,298
2005 10.93 32,637 295,516,599
2006 11.00 33,300 298,379,912
2007 11.29 34,598 301,231,207
2008 11.60 36,035 304,093,966
2009 11.76 36,909 306,771,529
2010 12.11 38,364 308,745,538
2011 12.34 39,518 311,591,917
2012 12.59 40,600 313,914,040
2013 12.61 41,149 316,128,839
2014 12.98 42,826 318,857,056
2015 13.28 44,193 321,418,820
2016 13.47 44,965 323,127,513
2017 14.01 47,173 325,719,178
2018 14.25 48,344 327,167,434
2019 13.94 47,511 328,239,523
2020 13.52 45,979 329,484,123
2021 14.09 48,183 331,893,745
United States
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.24 16,968 279,040,168
2000 6.55 18,073 281,421,906
2001 6.87 19,250 284,968,955
2002 7.13 20,261 287,625,193
2003 7.57 21,940 290,107,933
2004 7.86 23,076 292,805,298
2005 8.29 24,902 295,516,599
2006 7.75 23,855 298,379,912
2007 7.62 23,965 301,231,207
2008 8.01 25,742 304,093,966
2009 7.84 25,734 306,771,529
2010 7.97 26,634 308,745,538
2011 8.08 27,853 311,591,917
2012 8.20 29,115 313,914,040
2013 8.53 30,770 316,128,839
2014 8.17 30,221 318,857,056
2015 8.54 32,200 321,418,820
2016 8.63 33,246 323,127,513
2017 9.00 35,316 325,719,178
2018 8.91 35,835 327,167,434
2019 8.91 36,524 328,239,523
2020 10.08 41,907 329,484,123
2021 10.69 42,816 331,893,745
United States
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.56 26,259 279,040,168
2000 9.55 26,552 281,421,906
2001 9.51 27,035 284,968,955
2002 9.41 27,257 287,625,193
2003 9.29 27,503 290,107,933
2004 8.96 27,013 292,805,298
2005 8.95 27,530 295,516,599
2006 8.77 27,555 298,379,912
2007 9.09 29,165 301,231,207
2008 9.17 29,963 304,093,966
2009 9.15 30,558 306,771,529
2010 9.38 31,903 308,745,538
2011 9.68 33,642 311,591,917
2012 9.91 34,979 313,914,040
2013 10.16 36,427 316,128,839
2014 10.43 38,170 318,857,056
2015 10.85 40,326 321,418,820
2016 10.73 40,545 323,127,513
2017 10.88 41,743 325,719,178
2018 11.05 42,838 327,167,434
2019 11.34 44,358 328,239,523
2020 13.26 51,642 329,484,123
2021 14.47 56,585 331,893,745
United States
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.37 14,593 279,040,168
2000 5.69 15,682 281,421,906
2001 5.91 16,544 284,968,955
2002 5.98 16,959 287,625,193
2003 6.27 17,997 290,107,933
2004 6.19 17,989 292,805,298
2005 6.60 19,544 295,516,599
2006 6.49 19,566 298,379,912
2007 6.53 20,058 301,231,207
2008 6.58 20,483 304,093,966
2009 6.49 20,565 306,771,529
2010 6.85 22,032 308,745,538
2011 6.99 23,111 311,591,917
2012 7.04 23,818 313,914,040
2013 7.28 25,196 316,128,839
2014 7.38 26,150 318,857,056
2015 7.72 27,972 321,418,820
2016 8.03 29,697 323,127,513
2017 8.42 31,963 325,719,178
2018 8.66 33,829 327,167,434
2019 8.83 35,311 328,239,523
2020 9.87 40,284 329,484,123
2021 9.84 38,536 331,893,745
United States
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 5.99 16,889 279,040,168
2000 5.90 16,765 281,421,906
2001 7.09 20,308 284,968,955
2002 6.10 17,638 287,625,193
2003 6.07 17,732 290,107,933
2004 5.89 17,357 292,805,298
2005 6.12 18,124 295,516,599
2006 6.23 18,573 298,379,912
2007 6.13 18,361 301,231,207
2008 5.92 17,826 304,093,966
2009 5.53 16,799 306,771,529
2010 5.30 16,259 308,745,538
2011 5.28 16,238 311,591,917
2012 5.42 16,688 313,914,040
2013 5.18 16,121 316,128,839
2014 5.09 15,872 318,857,056
2015 5.66 17,793 321,418,820
2016 6.16 19,362 323,127,513
2017 6.16 19,510 325,719,178
2018 5.93 18,830 327,167,434
2019 6.03 19,141 328,239,523
2020 7.77 24,576 329,484,123
2021 8.17 26,031 331,893,745
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COVID-19 UPDATE
9/6/23
  CASES    DEATHS 
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1,174,291
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

Current Covid-19 deaths compared to a simulated calendar based historical average of selected United States causes.

 
 
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