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The causes listed are relatively immediate medical causes, but the ultimate cause of death might be described differently. For example, tobacco smoking often causes lung disease or cancer, and alcohol use disorder can cause liver failure or a motor vehicle accident.
Meanwhile, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis were the 11th leading cause of death in 2019 but had climbed to the ninth slot by 2023, with the mortality rate rising by 15% in that span of time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the leading causes of death for 2023, and there are some surprises in the mix. While COVID-19 has been a major cause for years ...
The virus went from being the fourth leading cause in 2022 to the 10th leading cause in 2023. It was the underlying cause of more than 186,000 deaths in 2022, falling to just less than 50,000 last ...
According to research by the CDC, chronic disease is also especially a concern in the elderly population in America. Chronic diseases like stroke, heart disease, and cancer were among the leading causes of death among Americans aged 65 or older in 2002, accounting for 61% of all deaths among this subset of the population. [15]
Death rates were also higher than average for American Indian women, White men and Black women. After a notable increase in infant mortality in 2022, rates stayed flat in 2023, the new CDC data shows.
Vital statistics generally distinguish specific injuries and diseases as cause of death, from general categories like homicide, accident, and death by natural causes as manner of death. Both are listed in this category, as are both proximal and root causes of death. An injury that could be fatal is called major trauma; see also Category:Injuries.
Men: 74.8In 2022, there was a slight increase in life expectancy for men and women, following a two-year decline. Heart disease and cancer remained the top two leading causes of death.