Historical Leading Causes of Death 1900 โ€“ 1998

Leading Causes of Death

Today, the leading causes of death are well-known: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, diabetes, Alzheimerโ€™s disease, influenza/pneumonia, kidney disease, and septicemia. For detailed data from 1981 to the present, you can query the CDCโ€™s WONDER database. But what were the leading causes of death in the last century? 1990s In the 1990s, โ€ฆ Read more

The State of Mortality in the United States in 2017 โ€“ A Detailed Analysis

The year 2017 marked a significant period for public health in the United States, as mortality rates showed troubling trends, especially regarding life expectancy and death rates across various demographics. According to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), the overall life expectancy for the U.S. population fell slightly to 78.6 years, down from 78.7 years โ€ฆ Read more