A total of 463,267 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in 2021, which was the deadliest year for the virus in the U.S. Confirmed ...

Life expectancy at birth was 78.4 years for the total ... deaths were registered in the United States, about 189,000 fewer deaths than in 2022. The top five causes of death last year were heart ...

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For decades, U.S. life expectancy rose at least a little bit almost every year, thanks to medical advances and public health ...

The death rate from heart disease, the most common cause of death in the US, dropped 3% between 2022 and 2023. Death rates from diabetes, kidney disease and chronic liver disease decreased more ...

Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday.