This Viewpoint from the National Center for Health Statistics reports the leading causes of death in the US from 2019 to 2023, including the emergence of COVID-19 and shifts in other top causes as pandemic deaths decreased.Ahmad, Farida B....
Overall, the country’s 10 leading causes of death in 2023 remained the same as in 2022, though with some shifts in rank. Nine of the 10 leading causes also saw statistically significant declines in their rates of death, and only one saw an increase in the total number of deaths attribute...
COVID-19 has significantly fallen as a leading cause of death in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according tonew provisional datapublished Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2023, the virus was the tenth-leading cause of death amo...
1 The provisional leading cause-of-death rankings for 2020 indicate that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US behind heart disease and cancer.1 Mortality Data From the NVSS The NVSS collects, processes, tabulates, and disseminates vital statistics based on death ...
Of the top 20 causes of death, only four are infectious: COVID-19, lower respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and diarrhoeal diseases. The latter two are much less common in high-income countries. The same is true for preterm birth complications, which are the leading cause of preventable chi...
COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years. Until now, it had been unclear how the burden of deaths from COVID-19 compared with other lea
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. When it comes to cancer, the sooner you know you have it, the better your chances of surviving are. A new blood test could change the way doctors and researchers find cancer in patients. Researchers say the test could provide some hint...
Both of us understand the powerful effects that food has on your health and longevity. Apoor dietmay lead tocardiovascular disease,diabetes,obesityand even psychological conditions likedepressionandanxiety. Diet-related diseases are theleading causes of deathin the U.S., and a poor diet isresponsib...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a commonly occurring and potentially life-threatening condition that affects millions of people in the UK.
Deceases due to heart conditions were the most common causes of death in Mexico in 2022. During that period, more than 200,000 people died due to these diseases in the North American country. Diabetes mellitus ranked second, with over 115,000 deaths registered that year. Obesity in MexicoObe...