Coronavirus was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020 behind heart disease and cancer, according to figures from the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Vital Statistics System. There were 3.3 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020.
See below top ten causes of death in 2020 in order and how they stack up against the deadliness of coronavirus:
Heart disease: 1 in 476
Cancer: 1 in 549
COVID: 1 in 952
*Unintentional injury: 1 in 1,711
Stroke: 1 in 2,068
Chronic respiratory disease: 1 in 2,169
Alzheimer’s disease: 1 in 2,466
Diabetes: 1 in 3,254
Flu and pneumonia: 1 in 6,150
Kidney disease: 1 in 6,295
*Unintentional injuries were largely driven by drug overdoses
Miscellaneous (chances of death in 2020): Miscellaneous (chances of death in 2020): Shark attack: 1 in 109.6 million; struck by lightning: 1 in 19.3 million; fireworks accident: 1 in 18.2 million; drowning 1 in 87,152; car crash: 1 in 7,833
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