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Covid's Role in Recent Death Trends

  • Nine of the 10 leading causes of death in 2020 remained the same as in 2019, although 5 causes switched rank; heart disease and cancer remained the top 2 leading causes, and COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in 2020. (CDC)

In 76% of deaths with COVID-19 listed on the death certificate, COVID-19 was listed as the underlying cause of death. In the remaining 24% of COVID-19 deaths, COVID-19 was a contributing cause. (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7218a4.htm) COVID-19 Mortality Update - United States, 2022This report describes age-adjusted COVID-19-associated deaths in 2022 compared to 2020 and...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention