| Top 10 Major Causes of Death, 2019 |
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| Rank |
Cause of death |
Number of
deaths |
Percent of
total deaths |
Age-adjusted
death rate (1) |
| 1 |
Heart disease |
659,041 |
23.1% |
200.8 |
| 2 |
Malignant neoplasms (tumors) |
599,601 |
21.0 |
182.7 |
| 3 |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
173,040 |
6.1 |
52.7 |
| 4 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
156,979 |
5.5 |
47.8 |
| 5 |
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
150,005 |
5.3 |
45.7 |
| 6 |
Alzheimer's disease |
121,499 |
4.3 |
37.0 |
| 7 |
Diabetes |
87,647 |
3.1 |
26.7 |
| 8 |
Kidney disease |
51,565 |
1.8 |
15.7 |
| 9 |
Influenza and pneumonia |
49,783 |
1.7 |
15.2 |
| 10 |
Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
47,511 |
1.7 |
14.5 |
| |
All other causes |
758,167 |
26.6% |
231.0 |
| |
All deaths |
2,854,838 |
100.0% |
869.7 |
(1) Per 100,000 population; factors out differences based on age.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. |
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