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
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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 May 05, 2025, 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 May 05, 2025. 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: May 05, 2025. 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 May 05, 2025)
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/
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