Leading Causes of Death in the US, 2019-2023
Farida Ahmad, Jodi A. Cisewski, Robert N. Anderson
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicHealth statisticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cause of death2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental healthVirologyInternal medicinePopulationDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsClimate Change and Health Impacts