US Leading Causes of Black or African American Alone Deaths in 2022 (CDC)
According to the CDC data, in 2022, there were 420,430 recorded Black or African American Alone deaths in the US, which was 12.78% of US total. The leading cause of Black or African American Alone deaths was Heart Diseases, with a count of 124,655 deaths (29.65% of total). The second leading cause was Cancer, with a count of 69,979 deaths (16.65% of total). And, the third leading cause was Accidents, with a count of 36,732 deaths (8.74% of total).
The chart below shows the percentages of Black or African American Alone deaths related to the top 10 causes. The table below shows the number and percentage of deaths for the different causes of Black or African American Alone deaths in the US.
You can see similar information for other racial and ethnic groups in the US.
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Percent of Total Race Deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Diseases | 124655 | 29.65 |
| All other diseases (Residual) | 94869 | 22.57 |
| Cancer | 69979 | 16.65 |
| Accidents | 36732 | 8.74 |
| Diabetes | 18236 | 4.34 |
| Homicide | 13489 | 3.21 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 11156 | 2.65 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 11054 | 2.63 |
| Alzheimer | 9403 | 2.24 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 5473 | 1.30 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 4919 | 1.17 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 4134 | 0.98 |
| Suicide | 3982 | 0.95 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 3184 | 0.76 |
| HIV | 2469 | 0.59 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 1620 | 0.39 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 610 | 0.14 |
| Peptic ulcer | 439 | 0.10 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 409 | 0.10 |
| Tuberculosis | 97 | 0.02 |
| Syphilis | 22 | 0.01 |