During the months December 2020, January 2021, and February 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the United States based on the average number of daily deaths. Heart disease and cancer are usually the number one and number two leading causes of death, respectively.
This statistic shows the average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022.
Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022
Characteristic
Accidents
Alzheimer
Cancer
COVID-19
Diabetes
Heart disease
Respiratory
Stroke
September-22
593
301
1,705
441
245
1,913
369
433
August-22
593
302
1,675
522
246
1,946
363
429
July-22
593
303
1,664
410
256
1,991
363
429
June-22
593
301
1,642
353
256
2,000
384
428
May-22
593
302
1,645
355
255
2,007
391
427
April-22
563
298
1,631
433
258
2,029
385
440
March-22
594
307
1,642
1,061
280
2,101
394
452
February-22
621
373
1,657
2,194
305
2,302
421
495
January-22
615
411
1,708
2,045
351
2,518
468
520
December-21
618
350
1,696
1,485
301
2,296
436
480
November-21
617
346
1,679
1,153
292
2,175
406
466
October-21
618
322
1,682
1,549
278
2,095
392
447
September-21
643
332
1,674
1,971
289
2,096
391
441
August-21
643
314
1,695
911
282
2,076
395
429
July-21
648
292
1,654
284
254
1,975
378
422
June-21
649
293
1,639
348
258
1,967
372
415
May-21
617
295
1,640
585
262
1,982
369
424
April-21
630
297
1,630
794
270
2,023
363
437
March-21
597
318
1,628
1,183
279
2,074
373
446
February-21
585
356
1,648
2,328
304
2,224
387
469
January-21
596
412
1,662
3,096
334
2,346
416
490
December-20
571
426
1,669
2,583
328
2,308
417
487
November-20
561
388
1,664
1,333
295
2,149
401
453
October-20
557
357
1,651
792
269
2,021
373
435
September-20
574
349
1,655
773
266
1,982
368
426
August-20
605
354
1,653
930
271
2,009
377
426
July-20
607
356
1,627
855
276
2,033
373
416
June-20
593
332
1,597
652
251
1,957
363
411
May-20
587
345
1,583
1,329
272
2,018
395
415
April-20
516
410
1,633
2,057
322
2,331
470
451
March-20
498
367
1,671
173
267
2,118
492
443
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The source adds the following information: "For accidents from April 2022 onward, the January - March 2022 daily average is plotted. Respiratory disease represents chronic lower respiratory disease."
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare. (November 10, 2022). Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare. (2022). Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Average Number of Daily Deaths in The United States among The Leading Causes of Death from March 2020 to September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation & Peterson Center on Healthcare, Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
