Leading causes of death in the U.S. Mar. 2020-Sep. 2022
During the months December 2020, January 2021, and February 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the United States based on the average number of daily deaths. Heart disease and cancer are usually the number one and number two leading causes of death, respectively.
This statistic shows the average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022.