The leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of deaths for the leading causes of death in 2021 were as follows: heart disease (695,547), cancer (605,213), and COVID-19 (416,893)
. These three causes accounted for a significant portion of the total number of deaths in the country. Other significant causes of death include accidents (unintentional injuries), stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis
