Heart Disease Was Leading Cause Of Death In 2017; Cause-Of-Death Rankings Remain Unchanged Since 2016
In 2017, health disease was the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 23% of the total 2,179,857 deaths in the country. Since 2016, the 10 leading causes of death, and their rankings, remained unchanged, and accounted for 74% of all deaths in the U.S. during both years. In 2017, there were 2,813,503 total deaths in the U.S., while in 2016, there were 2,744,248 total deaths in the U.S. These 10 causes of death were (in rank order):
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