The source adds the following information: "For accidents from April 2022 onward, the January - March 2022 daily average is plotted. Respiratory disease represents chronic lower respiratory disease."
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Leading causes of death in the U.S. Mar. 2020-Sep. 2022
During the months December 2020, January 2021, and February 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the United States based on the average number of daily deaths. Heart disease and cancer are usually the number one and number two leading causes of death, respectively.
This statistic shows the average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare. (November 10, 2022). Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022." Chart. November 10, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare. (2022). Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Average Number of Daily Deaths in The United States among The Leading Causes of Death from March 2020 to September 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 10 Nov 2022, /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/
Kaiser Family Foundation & Peterson Center on Healthcare, Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Average number of daily deaths in the United States among the leading causes of death from March 2020 to September 2022 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1254560/leading-causes-of-death-in-the-us-average-number-daily/