Top death causes U.S. 2018-2021 | Statista

From 2018 to 2021, heart disease and cancer accounted for the highest share of deaths in the United States. In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death accounting for around 12 percent of all deaths in 2021. This statistic shows the distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States from 2018 to 2021

Cause of death	2018	2019	2020	2021
Heart disease	23.1%	23.1%	20.6%	20.1%
Malignant neoplasms	21.1%	21%	17.8%	17.5%
COVID-19	-	-	10.4%	12%
Accidents (unintentional injuries)	5.9%	6.1%	5.9%	6.5%
Cerebrovascular diseases	5.2%	5.3%	4.7%	4.7%
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	5.6%	5.5%	4.5%	4.1%
Alzheimer’s disease	4.3%	4.3%	4%	3.4%
Diabetes mellitus	3%	3.1%	3%	3%
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis	-	-	-	1.6%
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%
Influenza and pneumonia	2.1%	1.7%	1.6%	-
Intentional self-harm (suicide)	1.7%	1.7%	-	-
Other	26.2%	26.6%	25.9%	25.5%

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December 2022

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United States

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2018 to 2021

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