CDC Reports That Life Expectancy In U.S. Rose in 2024
May 14, 2026
In 2024, life expectancy at birth was 79.0 years for the total U.S. population—an increase of 0.6 year from 78.4 in 2023. For females, life expectancy increased 0.3 year from 81.1 in 2023 to 81.4 in 2024. For males, life expectancy increased 0.7 year from 75.8 in 2023 to 76.5 in 2024. In 2024, the[...]
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Leading Causes Of Death In The United States For 2023
October 20, 2024
The three leading causes of death in 2023 were heart disease (680,909 deaths), cancer (613,331), and unintentional injury (222,518). COVID-19, listed as the underlying cause in 49,928 deaths during 2023, ranked as the 10th leading underlying cause of death (COVID-19 was the fourth leading cause of d[...]
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