U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022. That’s according to federal health data released Thursday. COVID-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death. A couple years ago, it was No. 3. The leading causes were heart disease, cancer and a category of injuries that includes gun deaths and drug overdoses. Death rates by race and ethnicity were down for all groups, but disparities remain. Age-adjusted death rates were lowest among multiracial people and Asian Americans, and highest among Black people.
