US Leading Causes of Non-Hispanic White Alone Deaths in 2022 (CDC)
Updated on October 10, 2024.
According to the CDC data, in 2022, there were 2,452,027 Non-Hispanic White Alone deaths in the US, which was 74.54% of US total. The leading cause of Non-Hispanic White Alone deaths was Heart Diseases, with a count of 707,194 deaths (28.84% of total). The second leading cause was Cancer, with a count of 457,337 deaths (18.65% of total). And, the third leading cause was Accidents, with a count of 156,444 deaths (6.38% of total).
The chart below shows the percentages of Non-Hispanic White Alone deaths related to the top 10 causes. The table below shows the number and percentage of deaths for the different causes of Non-Hispanic White Alone deaths in the US.
You can see similar information for other racial and ethnic groups in the US.
Data Source: CDC.
US Leading Causes of Non-Hispanic White Alone Deaths in 2022
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| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Percent of Total Ethnicity Deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Diseases | 707194 | 28.84 |
| All other diseases (Residual) | 636377 | 25.95 |
| Cancer | 457337 | 18.65 |
| Accidents | 156444 | 6.38 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 127121 | 5.18 |
| Alzheimer | 96923 | 3.95 |
| Diabetes | 64774 | 2.64 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 38850 | 1.58 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 38844 | 1.58 |
| Suicide | 37599 | 1.53 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 35012 | 1.43 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 23800 | 0.97 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 6151 | 0.25 |
| Homicide | 6038 | 0.25 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 3844 | 0.16 |
| Peptic ulcer | 3091 | 0.13 |
| HIV | 1626 | 0.07 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 556 | 0.02 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 551 | 0.02 |
| Tuberculosis | 208 | 0.01 |
| Syphilis | 18 | 0.00 |