Below are the top 10 causes of death, which accounted for 75.4% of all deaths among a total of 3.46 million deaths in the year 2021 (the most recent year for which data is available)
- Heart disease: 695,547
- Cancer: 605,213
- COVID-19: 416,893
- Accidents: 224,935
- Stroke: 162,890
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 142,342
- Alzheimer’s disease: 119,399
- Diabetes: 103,294
- Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 56,585
- Kidney disease: 54,358
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