The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows.

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

ATLANTA — A new report from the Atlanta-based CDC finds that Covid-19 is no longer one of the top 10 causes of death in the US. CBS News Christopher Cruise says, “heart disease remains the leading cause of death in America. Cancer is at number two, and the CDC says the number of deaths from both is higher than in 2023.”

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