10 Leading Causes of Death in the U.S. in 2018 with Changes in Death Rates Since 2017

  1. Heart disease deaths (655
  2. 281 people); death rate decreased 0.8% since 2017
  3. Cancer deaths (599
  4. 274 people); death rate decreased 2.2%
  5. Accidental deaths (167
  6. 127 people); death rate decreased 2.8%
  7. Chronic lower respiratory disease deaths (159
  8. 486 people); death rate decreased 2.9%
  9. Stroke deaths (147
  10. 810 people); death rate decreased 1.3%
  11. Alzheimer disease deaths (122
  12. 019 people); death rate decreased 1.6%
  13. Diabetes deaths (84
  14. 946 people); no significant change in death rate
  15. Influenza and pneumonia deaths (59
  16. 120 people); death rate increased 4.2%
  17. Kidney disease deaths (51
  18. 386 people); no significant change in death rate
  19. Suicide deaths (48
  20. 344 people); death rate increased 1.4%
Notes: Data from NCHS Data Brief No. 355, "Mortality in the United States, 2018"

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 2020 - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db355_tables-508.pdf#2

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