These are the 10 leading causes of death among US adults, the CDC says
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Each year, the CDC releases a list of the leading causes of death among U.S. adults. USA FACTS took a deep dive into the latest data and shared mortality trends.
Among a total of 3.46 million deaths in the year 2021 (the most recent year for which data is available), 74.5% of these deaths were attributed to 10 causes, according to a Thursday press release from USA FACTS. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
The top three causes of death were heart disease, cancer and COVID-19, which accounted for more than half of the mortalities — despite the fact that death rates have been declining for both cancer and heart disease over the last 20 years.
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