The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have the largest Causes of death in 2023.
The report, released by the agency on August 8, is based on death records from the National Vital Statistics System.
In 2023, there were a total of 3,090,582 deaths in the United States, a decrease of 6.1% compared to 2022, the report said.
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“The overall death rate is declining,” said Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst at Fox News and clinical professor of medicine at the NYU Langone Medical Centersaid Fox News Digital.
“The key change is reduced Deaths from COVID while the population builds up more immunity.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published the leading causes of death in 2023. (REUTERS/Tami Chappell)
COVID was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022 and was linked to 245,614 deaths.
In 2023, the disease dropped to 10th place with 76,446 deaths.
Siegel noted that death rates are highest among the elderly, men and blacks.
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“This is no surprise, as risks are increasing in these groups, including high blood pressure and Heart diseasehe said.
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The report confirmed that when looking at demographic groups, death rates were lowest among “non-Hispanic mixed race” and highest among “non-Hispanic blacks or African Americans.”
The top 10 causes of death in 2023, according to the CDC. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Top 10 causes of death for 2023
Below are the top 10 causes of death in the United States, compiled by the CDC using data from the National Vital Statistics System.
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Unintentional injury
- stroke
- Chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract
- Alzheimer’s disease
- diabetes
- Kidney disease
- Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
- COVID-19
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There were some restrictions in studiesconfirmed the CDC.
“The data are preliminary and numbers and rates are subject to change as additional information is received,” the agency wrote in the report.
Heart disease remained the leading cause of death in 2023. (iStock)
Due to reporting delays, the actual number of deaths in some categories may be higher.
The agency noted that different jurisdictions may also have different deadlines for filing death certificates.
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In addition, the report says there is “the possibility of misclassification” of certain races and ethnicities, so that “death rates for some groups may be underestimated or overestimated.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the CDC and other doctors for comment.
