COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US
AP; 8/9/24
U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Here’s what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed:

• COVID-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death. Early in the pandemic, the coronavirus was the nation’s third leading cause of death. It dropped to fourth in 2022.
• The leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer and a category of injuries that includes gun deaths and drug overdoses.
• There were nearly 3.1 million deaths last year in the U.S., down from 3.3 million in 2022.
• Death rates by race and ethnicity were down for all groups, though disparities remain.