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

1. Heart disease deaths (655,281 people); death rate decreased 0.8% since 2017
2. Cancer deaths (599,274 people); death rate decreased 2.2%
3. Accidental deaths (167,127 people); death rate decreased 2.8%
4. Chronic lower respiratory disease deaths (159,486 people); death rate decreased 2.9%
5. Stroke deaths (147,810 people); death rate decreased 1.3%
6. Alzheimer disease deaths (122,019 people); death rate decreased 1.6%
7. Diabetes deaths (84,946 people); no significant change in death rate
8. Influenza and pneumonia deaths (59,120 people); death rate increased 4.2%
9. Kidney disease deaths (51,386 people); no significant change in death rate
10. Suicide deaths (48,344 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
Source URL: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db355_tables-508.pdf#2

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