After several years as one of the leading causes of death in the United States, COVID-19 will be the tenth leading cause of death in 2023, according to new insights from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2023, about 3. 1 million deaths occurred in the United States. Of those deaths, 76,446 were attributed in some way to COVID-19, either as an underlying cause or as a contributing cause of death. In 2022, 245,614 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. 19.
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COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022 and the third leading cause in 2021. The CDC said COVID-19 caused 460,000 deaths in 2021.
The 68. 9% decline in COVID-19 deaths in 2023 helped lower the US death rate to 6. 1%. In 2022, another 798. 8 people died per 100,000 inhabitants. By 2023, this figure has fallen to 750. 4, down from 100,000.
Heart disease, causing death.
Heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries remained the leading causes of death in the United States in 2023. Heart disease was attributed to 680,909 deaths, followed by cancer with 613,331 deaths and unintentional injuries with 222,518. deaths.
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Here’s a review of the 10 most sensible causes of death in 2023: