23.4% of Deaths in U.S. Caused by Heart Disease

The CDC recently released a National Vital Statistics Report on the leading causes of death in 2014. Here are some key findings from the report:

·         Heart disease was the leading cause of death in 2014, killing 614,348 people (23.4%).

·         22.5% of deaths (591,699) were due to cancer.

·         Chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents and stroke caused 15.8% of deaths in 2014.

·         Alzheimer's caused 10.5% more deaths in 2014 compared with 2013.

·         5% of deaths among U.S. women were caused by Alzheimer's, versus 2.1% of deaths among men.

·         Accidents caused 39.7% of deaths among people aged 10-24 and 7.4% of deaths for adults aged 45-64.

Source: CDC, June 30, 2016