Leading Causes of US Deaths in the 2022.

Leading Causes of US Deaths in the 2022.

Publication date: Nov 23, 2024

Background and Objective: Obtaining reliable and up-to-date information on mortality causes is essential for the planning and implementation of effective preventive interventions. We present here an analysis of the leading causes of death in the US in 2022. Material and Methods: We conducted an electronic search of the US Centers for Control and Prevention (CDC) Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) and Wide-Ranging, Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) to obtain information on the leading causes of death in the US for the most recent searchable year with definitive data (i. e., 2022), stratified by age and sex. Results: Overall, heart disease was the leading cause of death (26. 2% of all deaths), followed by malignant neoplasms (22. 7%), unintentional injuries (8. 5%) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; 6. 9%). Although heart disease and malignant neoplasms remained the leading causes of death in both sexes, unintentional injuries were the third cause for men (10. 5%), while strokes were the third cause in women (7. 5%). COVID-19 remained the fourth most common cause of death in both sexes (7. 1% in men and 6. 8% in women). The ten most common causes of death showed an increasing mortality tendency in parallel with the aging of population, with similar trends for both sexes. The only exception was unintentional injury, which was the most common cause of death in both sexes between the ages of 15-44 years, then reached a plateau, before increasing again in people aged 65 years or older. Conclusions: Greater efforts should be put into prevention and education, as heart disease, cancer, and even unintentional injuries are preventable diseases.

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Concepts Keywords
Cancer epidemiology
Epidemiologic mortality
Unintentional statistics
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Type Source Name
disease MESH Causes
disease MESH causes of death
disease MESH heart disease
disease MESH malignant neoplasms
disease MESH coronavirus disease 2019
disease MESH strokes
drug DRUGBANK Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
disease MESH death
drug DRUGBANK Etoperidone
disease MESH lifestyle
drug DRUGBANK Coenzyme M
disease MESH infection
disease MESH fetal deaths
disease MESH suicide
disease MESH hypertension
disease IDO process
disease MESH Diabetes Mellitus
disease MESH myocardial ischemia
disease MESH thrombosis
disease MESH emergency
disease MESH respiratory diseases
disease MESH dementia
disease MESH diabetic complications
disease MESH psychiatric illnesses
disease MESH depression
disease IDO quality
disease MESH marital status
disease MESH Treatment Delays
disease MESH Ischemic stroke
drug DRUGBANK Trestolone

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