US Leading Causes of White Alone Deaths in 2022 (CDC)
Updated on October 9, 2024.
According to the CDC data, in 2022, there were 2,727,394 recorded White Alone deaths in the US, which was 82.91% of US total. The leading cause of White Alone deaths was Heart Diseases, with a count of 775,093 deaths (28.42% of total). The second leading cause was Cancer, with a count of 501,882 deaths (18.40% of total). And, the third leading cause was Accidents, with a count of 185,856 deaths (6.81% of total).
The chart below shows the percentages of White Alone deaths related to the top 10 causes. The table below shows the number and percentage of deaths for the different causes of 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 White Alone Deaths in 2022
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| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | Percent of Total Race Deaths (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Diseases | 775093 | 28.42 |
| All other diseases (Residual) | 703346 | 25.79 |
| Cancer | 501882 | 18.40 |
| Accidents | 185856 | 6.81 |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 132947 | 4.88 |
| Alzheimer | 106388 | 3.90 |
| Diabetes | 77129 | 2.83 |
| Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis | 47720 | 1.75 |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 44109 | 1.62 |
| Suicide | 42619 | 1.56 |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 39163 | 1.44 |
| Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 26690 | 0.98 |
| Homicide | 10337 | 0.38 |
| Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | 7900 | 0.29 |
| Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 6097 | 0.22 |
| Peptic ulcer | 3455 | 0.13 |
| HIV | 2372 | 0.09 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 768 | 0.03 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 759 | 0.03 |
| Tuberculosis | 310 | 0.01 |
| Syphilis | 30 | 0.00 |