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COVID-19 was 3rd leading cause of death in US in 2021, CDC reports

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ATLANTA - Two new reports released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021.

The first report provided an overview of U.S. mortality data for 2021, which included a comparison of death rates for all causes of death and for deaths involving COVID-19.

The study found that the overall age-adjusted death rate increased by almost 1% in 2021 from 2020. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2021 for the second year since the disease emerged, after heart disease and cancer.200,000 American Flags Installed On National Mall To Memorialize 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) According to the study, the year 2021 saw the highest death rate since 2003, with increases in many leading causes of death, including COVID-19 and unintentional injuries. RELATED: Global COVID-19 cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week, WHO saysIn addition, the report found that differences in death rates still remain between certain racial and ethnic minority groups.

Overall death rates were highest among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black or African American people.

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