| Top 10 Leading Causes Of Death, 2020 |
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| Rank (1) |
Cause of death |
Number of deaths |
Rate (2) |
| 1 |
Heart disease |
696,962 |
168.2 |
| 2 |
Malignant neoplasms (cancer) |
602,350 |
144.1 |
| 3 |
COVID-19 |
350,831 |
85.0 |
| 4 |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
200,955 |
57.6 |
| 5 |
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) |
160,264 |
38.8 |
| 6 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
152,657 |
36.4 |
| 7 |
Alzheimer's disease |
134,242 |
32.4 |
| 8 |
Diabetes |
102,188 |
24.8 |
| 9 |
Influenza and pneumonia |
53,544 |
13.0 |
| 10 |
Kidney disease |
52,547 |
12.7 |
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All other causes |
877,189 |
NA |
| |
All deaths |
3,383,729 |
835.4 |
(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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