Advisory Board August 13, 2024
COVID-19 deaths dropped significantly in 2023, helping the overall death rate in the United States fall 6%, according to provisional data published Thursday by CDC. See last year’s leading causes of death on our interactive charts.
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The 10 leading causes of death in 2023
For the report, CDC analyzed U.S. death certificates and noted that the results are provisional. A final report from CDC is expected to come later this year after further analysis of the data.
Overall, there were 3.09 million deaths in the United States last year, down from 3.28 million in 2022. The leading cause of death in the United States last year was heart disease, followed by cancer, unintentional...
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