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  1. Leading causes of death in the United States 2018-2023

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    Updated Jan 7, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Leading causes of death in the United States 2018-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357078/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-time-series/
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    Jan 7, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
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    United States
    Description

    From 2018 to 2023, heart disease and cancer accounted for the highest share of deaths in the United States. In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death, accounting for around 12 percent of all deaths in 2021. However, by 2023, COVID-19 was responsible for only 1.6 percent of deaths, making it the tenth leading cause of death. This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States from 2018 to 2023.

  2. NCHS - Leading Causes of Death: United States

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    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). NCHS - Leading Causes of Death: United States [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nchs-leading-causes-of-death-united-states
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/
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    United States
    Description

    This dataset presents the age-adjusted death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in the United States beginning in 1999. Data are based on information from all resident death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia using demographic and medical characteristics. Age-adjusted death rates (per 100,000 population) are based on the 2000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates after 2010 are postcensal estimates based on the 2010 census, estimated as of July 1, 2010. Rates for census years are based on populations enumerated in the corresponding censuses. Rates for non-census years before 2010 are revised using updated intercensal population estimates and may differ from rates previously published. Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. Cause of death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death. SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov). REFERENCES National Center for Health Statistics. Vital statistics data available. Mortality multiple cause files. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm. Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Curtin SC, and Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66. no. 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_06.pdf.

  3. Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022

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    Updated Apr 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248622/rates-of-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
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    Apr 11, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and cancer. However, in 2022, COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for around six percent of all deaths that year. In 2022, there were around 45 deaths from COVID-19 per 100,000 population.

    Cardiovascular disease

    Deaths from cardiovascular disease are more common among men than women but have decreased for both sexes over the past few decades. Coronary heart disease accounts for the highest portion of cardiovascular disease deaths in the United States, followed by stroke and high blood pressure. The states with the highest death rates from cardiovascular disease include Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alabama. Smoking tobacco, physical inactivity, poor diet, stress, and being overweight or obese are all risk factors for developing heart disease.

    Cancer

    Although cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, like deaths from cardiovascular disease, deaths from cancer have decreased over the last few decades. The highest death rates from cancer come from lung cancer for both men and women. Breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer for women, while prostate cancer is the second deadliest cancer for men. West Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky lead the nation with the highest cancer death rates.

  4. NCHS - Top Five Leading Causes of Death: United States, 1990, 1950, 2000

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    • data.virginia.gov
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    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). NCHS - Top Five Leading Causes of Death: United States, 1990, 1950, 2000 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nchs-top-five-leading-causes-of-death-united-states-1990-1950-2000
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset contains information on the number of deaths and age-adjusted death rates for the five leading causes of death in 1900, 1950, and 2000. Age-adjusted death rates (deaths per 100,000) after 1998 are calculated based on the 2000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates for 2011–2017 are postcensal estimates based on the 2010 census, estimated as of July 1, 2010. Rates for census years are based on populations enumerated in the corresponding censuses. Rates for noncensus years between 2000 and 2010 are revised using updated intercensal population estimates and may differ from rates previously published. Data on age-adjusted death rates prior to 1999 are taken from historical data (see References below). SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, historical data, 1900-1998 (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_historical_data.htm); CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov). REFERENCES National Center for Health Statistics, Data Warehouse. Comparability of cause-of-death between ICD revisions. 2008. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality/comparability_icd.htm. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital statistics data available. Mortality multiple cause files. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm. Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2017. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68 no 9. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf. Arias E, Xu JQ. United States life tables, 2017. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68 no 7. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_07-508.pdf. National Center for Health Statistics. Historical Data, 1900-1998. 2009. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_historical_data.htm.

  5. NCHS - Age-adjusted Death Rates for Selected Major Causes of Death

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    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). NCHS - Age-adjusted Death Rates for Selected Major Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nchs-age-adjusted-death-rates-for-selected-major-causes-of-death
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/
    Description

    This dataset of U.S. mortality trends since 1900 highlights trends in age-adjusted death rates for five selected major causes of death. Age-adjusted death rates (deaths per 100,000) after 1998 are calculated based on the 2000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates for 2011–2017 are postcensal estimates based on the 2010 census, estimated as of July 1, 2010. Rates for census years are based on populations enumerated in the corresponding censuses. Rates for noncensus years between 2000 and 2010 are revised using updated intercensal population estimates and may differ from rates previously published. Data on age-adjusted death rates prior to 1999 are taken from historical data (see References below). Revisions to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) over time may result in discontinuities in cause-of-death trends. SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, historical data, 1900-1998 (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_historical_data.htm); CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov). REFERENCES National Center for Health Statistics, Data Warehouse. Comparability of cause-of-death between ICD revisions. 2008. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality/comparability_icd.htm. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital statistics data available. Mortality multiple cause files. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm. Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2017. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68 no 9. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf. Arias E, Xu JQ. United States life tables, 2017. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 68 no 7. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_07-508.pdf. National Center for Health Statistics. Historical Data, 1900-1998. 2009. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/mortality_historical_data.htm.

  6. Death Profiles by Leading Causes of Death

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    Updated Apr 22, 2025
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    California Department of Public Health (2025). Death Profiles by Leading Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/death-profiles-by-leading-causes-of-death
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 22, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Public Healthhttps://www.cdph.ca.gov/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Data for deaths by leading cause of death categories are now available in the death profiles dataset for each geographic granularity.

    The cause of death categories are based solely on the underlying cause of death as coded by the International Classification of Diseases. The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury." It is a single value assigned to each death based on the details as entered on the death certificate. When more than one cause is listed, the order in which they are listed can affect which cause is coded as the underlying cause. This means that similar events could be coded with different underlying causes of death depending on variations in how they were entered. Consequently, while underlying cause of death provides a convenient comparison between cause of death categories, it may not capture the full impact of each cause of death as it does not always take into account all conditions contributing to the death.

    Cause of death categories for years 1999 and later are based on tenth revision of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Comparable categories are provided for years 1979 through 1998 based on ninth revision (ICD-9) codes. For more information on the comparability of cause of death classification between ICD revisions see Comparability of Cause-of-death Between ICD Revisions.

  7. Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2018-2023

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    Updated Jan 7, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2018-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357085/rates-of-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-time-series/
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    Jan 7, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Heart disease and cancer remained the leading causes of death in the United States from 2018 to 2023. However, there have been slight changes in the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. from 2018 to 2023. Most notable is that COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in 2020 and 2021, but by 2023 it was the tenth leading cause. This statistic shows the rates of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States from 2018 to 2023.

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    New York City Leading Causes of Death

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    • data.cityofnewyork.us
    Updated Jun 21, 2025
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    data.cityofnewyork.us (2025). New York City Leading Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/new-york-city-leading-causes-of-death
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    Jun 21, 2025
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    Area covered
    New York
    Description

    The leading causes of death by sex and ethnicity in New York City in since 2007. Cause of death is derived from the NYC death certificate which is issued for every death that occurs in New York City. Report last ran: 09/24/2019 Rates based on small numbers (RSE > 30) as well as aggregate counts less than 5 have been suppressed in downloaded data Source: Bureau of Vital Statistics and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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    Leading causes of death, total population, by age group

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    Updated Feb 19, 2025
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    Statistics Canada (2025). Leading causes of death, total population, by age group [Dataset]. https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/dataset/99993095-becb-454b-9568-e36ae631824e
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 19, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Statistics Canada
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
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    Description

    Rank, number of deaths, percentage of deaths, and age-specific mortality rates for the leading causes of death, by age group and sex, 2000 to most recent year.

  10. NCHS - Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death

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    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). NCHS - Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/nchs-potentially-excess-deaths-from-the-five-leading-causes-of-death
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Description

    MMWR Surveillance Summary 66 (No. SS-1):1-8 found that nonmetropolitan areas have significant numbers of potentially excess deaths from the five leading causes of death. These figures accompany this report by presenting information on potentially excess deaths in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas at the state level. They also add additional years of data and options for selecting different age ranges and benchmarks. Potentially excess deaths are defined in MMWR Surveillance Summary 66(No. SS-1):1-8 as deaths that exceed the numbers that would be expected if the death rates of states with the lowest rates (benchmarks) occurred across all states. They are calculated by subtracting expected deaths for specific benchmarks from observed deaths. Not all potentially excess deaths can be prevented; some areas might have characteristics that predispose them to higher rates of death. However, many potentially excess deaths might represent deaths that could be prevented through improved public health programs that support healthier behaviors and neighborhoods or better access to health care services. Mortality data for U.S. residents come from the National Vital Statistics System. Estimates based on fewer than 10 observed deaths are not shown and shaded yellow on the map. Underlying cause of death is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Heart disease (I00-I09, I11, I13, and I20–I51) Cancer (C00–C97) Unintentional injury (V01–X59 and Y85–Y86) Chronic lower respiratory disease (J40–J47) Stroke (I60–I69) Locality (nonmetropolitan vs. metropolitan) is based on the Office of Management and Budget’s 2013 county-based classification scheme. Benchmarks are based on the three states with the lowest age and cause-specific mortality rates. Potentially excess deaths for each state are calculated by subtracting deaths at the benchmark rates (expected deaths) from observed deaths. Users can explore three benchmarks: “2010 Fixed” is a fixed benchmark based on the best performing States in 2010. “2005 Fixed” is a fixed benchmark based on the best performing States in 2005. “Floating” is based on the best performing States in each year so change from year to year. SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov). REFERENCES Moy E, Garcia MC, Bastian B, Rossen LM, Ingram DD, Faul M, Massetti GM, Thomas CC, Hong Y, Yoon PW, Iademarco MF. Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas – United States, 1999-2014. MMWR Surveillance Summary 2017; 66(No. SS-1):1-8. Garcia MC, Faul M, Massetti G, Thomas CC, Hong Y, Bauer UE, Iademarco MF. Reducing Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in the Rural United States. MMWR Surveillance Summary 2017; 66(No. SS-2):1–7.

  11. Leading Causes of Death

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    Updated Feb 22, 2018
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    Santa Clara County Public Health (2018). Leading Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://data-sccphd.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/leading-causes-of-death
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    Feb 22, 2018
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    Santa Clara County Public Health Departmenthttps://publichealth.sccgov.org/
    Authors
    Santa Clara County Public Health
    License

    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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    Area covered
    Earth
    Description

    According to the NCHS classification, the leading causes of death are provided for the total Santa Clara County population and by race/ethnicity and sex. Data are for Santa Clara County residents.Data trends are from year 2007 to 2016. Source: Santa Clara County Public Health Department, VRBIS, 2007-2016. Data as of 05/26/2017.METADATA:Notes (String): Lists table title, sourceYear (Numeric): Year of death Category (String): Lists the category representing the data: Santa Clara County is for total population, sex: Male and Female, and race/ethnicity: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino and White (non-Hispanic White only).Causes of death (String): Cause-of-death were coded using the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD-10). Causes are classified according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Leading causes of death methodology.Count (Numeric): Number of deaths per cause of deathPercentage (Numeric): Percentage of deaths per cause of death out of total deaths in that year. Percentage value less than 1 is replaced by '<1'.

  12. Leading causes of death among men in the United States 2020-2022

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    Updated Dec 13, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Leading causes of death among men in the United States 2020-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233278/distribution-of-the-10-leading-causes-of-death-among-men/
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    Dec 13, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2022, the most significant cause of death among men in the United States was heart disease, which contributed to 22.5 percent of deaths. COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death among U.S. men in both 2020 and 2021, and the fourth leading cause in 2022. This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among men in the United States from 2020 to 2022.

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    ARCHIVED - Leading Causes of Death in San Diego County

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    Updated Mar 30, 2019
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    County of San Diego (2019). ARCHIVED - Leading Causes of Death in San Diego County [Dataset]. https://data.sandiegocounty.gov/Health/ARCHIVED-Leading-Causes-of-Death-in-San-Diego-Coun/y2wy-87fh
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 30, 2019
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    County of San Diego
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    U.S. Government Workshttps://www.usa.gov/government-works
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    Area covered
    San Diego County
    Description

    For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_health_statistics/CHSU_Mortality.html#leading

    Leading Causes of Death in San Diego County, by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, HHSA Region and Supervisorial District. Gender and race/ethnicity are at the county geographic level.

    Notes: 1. Rank is based on total number of deaths in each of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) "rankable" categories. The top 15 leading causes of death presented here are based on the San Diego County residents for each year.
    2. Cause of death is based on the underlying cause of death reported on death certificates as classified by ICD-10 codes.
    3. Deaths for specific demographics or geographic area may not equal the total deaths for San Diego County due to missing data.
    § Not shown for fewer than 5 deaths.

    Source: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Records Business Intelligence System.
    Prepared by County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2018.

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    ‘NCHS - Leading Causes of Death: United States’ analyzed by Analyst-2

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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com), ‘NCHS - Leading Causes of Death: United States’ analyzed by Analyst-2 [Dataset]. https://analyst-2.ai/analysis/data-gov-nchs-leading-causes-of-death-united-states-e6e1/latest
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    Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai) / Inspirient GmbH (inspirient.com)
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Analysis of ‘NCHS - Leading Causes of Death: United States’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/32b1872e-1faf-477e-99fc-bcad2a69729a on 27 January 2022.

    --- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---

    This dataset presents the age-adjusted death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in the United States beginning in 1999.

    Data are based on information from all resident death certificates filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia using demographic and medical characteristics. Age-adjusted death rates (per 100,000 population) are based on the 2000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates after 2010 are postcensal estimates based on the 2010 census, estimated as of July 1, 2010. Rates for census years are based on populations enumerated in the corresponding censuses. Rates for non-census years before 2010 are revised using updated intercensal population estimates and may differ from rates previously published.

    Causes of death classified by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) are ranked according to the number of deaths assigned to rankable causes. Cause of death statistics are based on the underlying cause of death.

    SOURCES CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, mortality data (see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov).

    REFERENCES

    1. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital statistics data available. Mortality multiple cause files. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm.

    2. Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Curtin SC, and Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66. no. 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_06.pdf.

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  15. Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2023

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
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    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The leading causes of death in the United States have changed significantly from the year 1900 to the present. Leading causes of death in 1900, such as tuberculosis, gastrointestinal infections, and diphtheria have seen huge decreases in death rates and are no longer among the leading causes of death in the United States. However, other diseases such as heart disease and cancer have seen increased death rates. Vaccinations One major factor contributing to the decrease in death rates for many diseases since the year 1900 is the introduction of vaccinations. The decrease seen in the rates of death due to pneumonia and influenza is a prime example of this. In 1900, pneumonia and influenza were the leading causes of death, with around *** deaths per 100,000 population. However, in 2023 pneumonia and influenza were not even among the ten leading causes of death. Cancer One disease that has seen a large increase in death rates since 1900 is cancer. Cancer currently accounts for almost ** percent of all deaths in the United States, with death rates among men higher than those for women. The deadliest form of cancer for both men and women is cancer of the lung and bronchus. Some of the most common avoidable risk factors for cancer include smoking, drinking alcohol, sun exposure, and obesity.

  16. New York City Leading Causes of Death

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    Updated Jan 20, 2021
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    John Snow Labs (2021). New York City Leading Causes of Death [Dataset]. https://www.johnsnowlabs.com/marketplace/new-york-city-leading-causes-of-death/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 20, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    John Snow Labs
    Time period covered
    2007 - 2019
    Area covered
    New York, United States
    Description

    The causes of death reported in these pages are the underlying causes classified according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD, 10th revision) adopted by New York State in 1999. Historically, several revisions of the ICD have been used, therefore, it is necessary to employ a comparability ratio when comparing cause of death statistics across revisions. Comparability ratios have been published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

  17. Leading causes of death, UK

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
    xlsx
    Updated Mar 27, 2020
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    Office for National Statistics (2020). Leading causes of death, UK [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/datasets/leadingcausesofdeathuk
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 27, 2020
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
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    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Registered leading causes of death by age, sex and country, UK, 2001 to 2018

  18. Death Statistics

    • data.gov.hk
    Updated Jul 25, 2024
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    data.gov.hk (2024). Death Statistics [Dataset]. https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-dh-dh_ncddhss-ncdd-dataset-3
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 25, 2024
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    Death statistics (i) Number of Deaths for Different Sexes and Crude Death Rate for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (ii) Age-standardised Death Rate (Overall and by Sex) for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (iii) Age-specific Death Rate for Year 2013 and 2023 (iv) Death Rates by Leading Causes of Death for the Period from 2001 to 2023 (v) Number of Deaths by Leading Causes of Death for the Period from 2001 to 2023 (vi) Age-standardised Death Rates by Leading Causes of Death for the Period from 2001 to 2023 (vii) Late Foetal Mortality Rate for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (viii) Perinatal Mortality Rate for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (ix) Neonatal Mortality Rate for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (x) Infant Mortality Rate for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (xi) Number of Maternal Deaths for the Period from 1981 to 2023 (xii) Maternal Mortality Ratio for the Period from 1981 to 2023

  19. Bolivia BO: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Total

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    CEICdata.com, Bolivia BO: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Total [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/bolivia/social-health-statistics/bo-cause-of-death-by-noncommunicable-diseases--of-total
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    CEIC Data
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2000 - Dec 1, 2019
    Area covered
    Bolivia
    Description

    Bolivia BO: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Total data was reported at 72.676 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 70.254 % for 2015. Bolivia BO: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Total data is updated yearly, averaging 67.435 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2019, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.676 % in 2019 and a record low of 53.198 % in 2000. Bolivia BO: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.;Derived based on the data from Global Health Estimates 2020: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2019. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2020. Link: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/ghe-leading-causes-of-death;Weighted average;

  20. C

    Death Profiles by County

    • data.chhs.ca.gov
    • data.ca.gov
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    Updated May 28, 2025
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    California Department of Public Health (2025). Death Profiles by County [Dataset]. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/death-profiles-by-county
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    csv(28125832), csv(60517511), csv(75015194), csv(60201673), csv(60676655), csv(74351424), csv(52019564), csv(60023260), csv(74689382), csv(51592721), csv(73906266), csv(15127221), csv(1128641), csv(5095), csv(11738570), zip, csv(74043128), csv(24235858), csv(74497014), csv(21575405)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 28, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Public Health
    Description

    This dataset contains counts of deaths for California counties based on information entered on death certificates. Final counts are derived from static data and include out-of-state deaths to California residents, whereas provisional counts are derived from incomplete and dynamic data. Provisional counts are based on the records available when the data was retrieved and may not represent all deaths that occurred during the time period. Deaths involving injuries from external or environmental forces, such as accidents, homicide and suicide, often require additional investigation that tends to delay certification of the cause and manner of death. This can result in significant under-reporting of these deaths in provisional data.

    The final data tables include both deaths that occurred in each California county regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence) and deaths to residents of each California county (by residence), whereas the provisional data table only includes deaths that occurred in each county regardless of the place of residence (by occurrence). The data are reported as totals, as well as stratified by age, gender, race-ethnicity, and death place type. Deaths due to all causes (ALL) and selected underlying cause of death categories are provided. See temporal coverage for more information on which combinations are available for which years.

    The cause of death categories are based solely on the underlying cause of death as coded by the International Classification of Diseases. The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury." It is a single value assigned to each death based on the details as entered on the death certificate. When more than one cause is listed, the order in which they are listed can affect which cause is coded as the underlying cause. This means that similar events could be coded with different underlying causes of death depending on variations in how they were entered. Consequently, while underlying cause of death provides a convenient comparison between cause of death categories, it may not capture the full impact of each cause of death as it does not always take into account all conditions contributing to the death.

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Statista (2025). Leading causes of death in the United States 2018-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357078/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-time-series/
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Leading causes of death in the United States 2018-2023

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Jan 7, 2025
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Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
United States
Description

From 2018 to 2023, heart disease and cancer accounted for the highest share of deaths in the United States. In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death, accounting for around 12 percent of all deaths in 2021. However, by 2023, COVID-19 was responsible for only 1.6 percent of deaths, making it the tenth leading cause of death. This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States from 2018 to 2023.

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