Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Births and deaths in the U.S. by state 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. total number of fatalities 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Death rates for all causes in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Basic Statistic Death rate by age and sex in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Death rate by ethnic group and sex in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Major causes of death in the U.S.: 1900 and 2022
- Premium Statistic Lifetime odds of dying from select causes in the U.S. in 2021
Cancer deaths
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- Premium Statistic Deaths by cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of cancer deaths in U.S. from 1999 to 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009 and 2024
- Premium Statistic U.S. death rates from cancer by type and gender 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2016-2020
- Basic Statistic Cancer death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by state
Other disease deaths
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- Premium Statistic Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Basic Statistic Death rate from cerebrovascular diseases in the U.S. in 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Death rate from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis U.S. 1999-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of influenza deaths in the United States from 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Deaths by HIV disease in the U.S. 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Rate of deaths with asthma as the underlying cause in the U.S. 1999-2020
- Basic Statistic Death rate for tuberculosis in the U.S. 1960-2021
Suicide
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Other causes of death
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- Basic Statistic Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of executions in the United States 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Total number of unintentional-injury-related deaths in the U.S. 1930-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of choking-deaths in the U.S. 1945-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of drowning-deaths in the U.S. 1905-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of fall-deaths in the U.S. 1915-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
Infant deaths
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- Basic Statistic U.S. - Infant mortality rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. infant mortality 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. neonatal and postneonatal deaths from 1995 to 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates from 1995 to 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. infant mortality rate by state 2021
- Premium Statistic Rates of the leading causes of infant death in the U.S. 2022
After death
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- Premium Statistic Market size of funeral homes in the U.S. 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Market size of cemetery services in the U.S. 2011-2022, with 2023 forecast
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral and cremation in the U.S. 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Burial rate in the U.S. 2005-2040
- Premium Statistic Cremation rate in the U.S. 1975-2023, with 2027 and 2045 forecast
Further related statistics
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- Share of deaths attributed to modifiable risk behavior in Italy 2017
- Top ten causes of global deaths 2019
- Attitudes towards the cancer risk of obesity and inactivity in Europe 2019
- Leading causes of death among U.S. Hispanics in 2016
- Death rate of the major causes of death in Taiwan 2022
- Main causes of death in Great Britain 2011
- Cumulative risk of developing prostate cancer in Sweden 2017, by age
- Cumulative risk of developing breast cancer in Sweden 2017, by age
- Personal measures taken to reduce cancer risk in Great Britain 2019
- Share of deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2015, by cause
- Share of obese adults in Spain 2016, by obesity class
- Share of obese and pre-obese children and adolescents in Spain 2016
- Share of Spaniards with insufficient physical activity 2016
- Italy: number of individuals affected by hypercholesterolemia 2015, by gender
- Leading causes of death among males aged 15-19 years in 2015
- Share of pre-obese children and adolescents in Spain 2016, by gender
- Number of cases of taste and smell disorders Spain 2011-2018
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- Share of deaths attributed to modifiable risk behavior in Italy 2017
- Top ten causes of global deaths 2019
- Attitudes towards the cancer risk of obesity and inactivity in Europe 2019
- Leading causes of death among U.S. Hispanics in 2016
- Death rate of the major causes of death in Taiwan 2022
- Main causes of death in Great Britain 2011
- Cumulative risk of developing prostate cancer in Sweden 2017, by age
- Cumulative risk of developing breast cancer in Sweden 2017, by age
- Personal measures taken to reduce cancer risk in Great Britain 2019
- Share of deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2015, by cause
- Share of obese adults in Spain 2016, by obesity class
- Share of obese and pre-obese children and adolescents in Spain 2016
- Share of Spaniards with insufficient physical activity 2016
- Italy: number of individuals affected by hypercholesterolemia 2015, by gender
- Leading causes of death among males aged 15-19 years in 2015
- Share of pre-obese children and adolescents in Spain 2016, by gender
- Number of cases of taste and smell disorders Spain 2011-2018
The Atlantic, & CDC. (March 21, 2024). Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, und CDC. "Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, CDC. (2024). Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic, and CDC. "Top 10 Causes of Death in The U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/
The Atlantic & CDC, Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. in 1900 and 2022 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], The Atlantic, & CDC, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235703/major-causes-of-death-in-the-us/