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Editorial
. 2024 Sep 24;332(12):957-958.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.15563.

Leading Causes of Death in the US, 2019-2023

Farida B Ahmad  1 , Jodi A Cisewski  1 , Robert N Anderson  1
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Editorial

Leading Causes of Death in the US, 2019-2023

Farida B Ahmad et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

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.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Trends in the Ranking of Leading Causes of Death—US, 2019–2023
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System. Data for 2019–2022 are final. Data for 2023 are provisional.
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