What is the number one cause of death in america?

In 2015, the 10 leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease, and suicide) remained the same as in 2014 (Figure 3). read more

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most expensive conditions in the nation and is the only cause of death in the top 10 that cannot currently be cured, prevented, or slowed. In 2015, the cost of Alzheimer's in the U.S. is estimated at $226 billion. read more

In 2014, a total of 2,626,418 deaths were reported in the United States, and the age-adjusted death rate decreased 1 percent to a record low. Bob Anderson, chief of the CDC's Mortality Statistics Branch, told CBS News the 15 leading causes of death in 2014 remained the same as in 2013. "We all have to die of something at some point. read more

Alternate Text: The figure above shows the number of deaths from 10 leading causes in the United States during 2010, according to the National Vital Statistics System. In 2010, a total of 2,468,435 deaths occurred in the United States. read more