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title: 'Top Causes of Death in 2024: CDC''s New Report Breakdown'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=RP9e_MrPapQ'
video_id: 'RP9e_MrPapQ'
date: 2026-08-09
duration_sec: 676
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# Top Causes of Death in 2024: CDC's New Report Breakdown

> Source: [Top Causes of Death in 2024: CDC's New Report Breakdown](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RP9e_MrPapQ)

## Summary

The video provides a detailed analysis of the CDC's provisional mortality report for 2024, highlighting key trends in leading causes of death in the US. It breaks down statistics on heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries, and touches on demographic shifts. The presenter also offers commentary on public health implications and lifestyle recommendations.

### Key Points

- **Overall mortality data** [00:27] — There were 3 million deaths in the US in 2024, with an age-adjusted rate of 722 per 100,000 people—a 3.8% decrease from 2023.
- **Heart disease leading cause** [01:01] — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death, claiming 683,000 lives in 2024, with numbers slightly increasing from 2023.
- **Cancer and unintentional injuries** [01:15] — Cancer is the second leading cause, with 619,000 deaths in 2024, up from 613,000 in 2023. Unintentional injuries, including overdoses and car crashes, are the third leading cause, particularly affecting those under 40.
- **Demographic shifts in mortality** [06:35] — Deaths among younger age groups (25-44) decreased in 2024, while deaths among those 65-84 increased compared to 2023, marking a demographic shift.
- **COVID-19 drops off top 10** [08:43] — COVID-19 was the 10th leading cause of death in 2023 but dropped off the top 10 list in 2024.
- **Lifestyle recommendations** [09:50] — The presenter recommends lifestyle changes—walking, minimizing nighttime light exposure, and reducing ultra-processed foods—to mitigate risks of heart disease and cancer.

## Transcript

during the year 2024. This is our fifth year covering the CDC's vital statistics rapid release report. It was usually reported during their what's known as the morbidity mortality weekly report. It used to come out every March, but now
it's delayed to September. So, here we go. Mortality in the US provisional data go. Mortality in the US provisional data from 2024. Okay. In the year 2024, there were 3 million deaths in the US. The age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 US
age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 US population was 844 for males and 613 for females. The overall rate was 722 per 100,000 people, which was 3.8% lower than 2023. Let's talk about the leading causes of
channel, just know that we've done this report every year since 2020. So, we've covered this five years in a row, and it should be no surprise to you that heart disease is the number one and remains the leading cause of mortality here in
the US, claiming the lives of 683,000 individuals during the year 2024. Now, also you shouldn't be surprised that cancer is the second leading cause mortality here in the US. It remains to be the case. In fact, it seems that
cancer numbers are on the rise. Unintentional injury seems to be on the rise as well. This is the third leading cause of death, and we're going to go through the statistics momentarily, but unintentional injury, we're talking
about gun violence, we're talking about drug overdoses, car crashes, things like that. This tends to be the leading cause of death for people under the age of 40. And this This hasn't really been in the top three
up until after 2021. There was some reasons, I think, you know, lockdowns and things like that were problematic for for unintentional injuries, depression, suicide, drug overdoses, and beyond. So, I really want to get into
the heart disease data because I think this is incredibly fascinating. I think the average person doesn't recognize that heart disease is the leading cause of mortality. And and so many people are trying to lower their cholesterol with
cholesterol-lowering foods and and eating heart-healthy whole grains by Association and so forth. Well, you know, we've been beating this cardiovascular disease prevention drum from our mainstream establishments,
you know, for almost 60 years now. And it seems that what we're doing is not really working, obviously, because you know, the the the death rates are are still, you know, quite high for heart disease, and we're seeing younger
you, just flash on the screen, young younger people are having strokes and and are dying from heart disease in disproportionate numbers. And I think everyone's kind of wondering why. And we're also seeing this early-onset
cancer, and I think this is really interesting. Now, sadly, in this data, momentarily, they don't get into the age-related statistics in terms of, you know, what age groups
are dying from cancer. You have to actually have to pull the raw data from the CDC on that, but we are seeing more and more young people die from cancer, well, why? Why are young people now dying from cancer? I have my theories
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people realize just how harmful heart disease and cancer in terms of the loss of quality-adjusted life years. You know, we're talking about 1.3 million people dying every single year, and I want to parse out some of this data. So,
let's look at scroll [snorts] down here to table. This is table one, and and look at the differences between the number of deaths between 2023 and 2024. So, as I mentioned, well over 3 million people died here in the US. It's sad,
children under the age of one, about almost 20,000, you know, basically infants and toddlers died here in the US, and that's that's really unfortunate. It seems that deaths among younger children have gone down when
comparing '23 to '24. They were up during 2021 and 2022 for some mysterious reason, as well as deaths for people under the age of 44 were also significantly increased during the year 2021 and 2022.
one knows why. I don't Do you know why? Let me know in the comment section. I would love to know your thoughts. This is the first year where elderly people is the first year where elderly people we're talking people between the ages of
we're talking people between the ages of 65 up to 84, there were more deaths in people. So, during 2021, 2022, there were more younger people that died compared to elderly. That pendulum has seemed to to
pivot a little bit. More young people between the ages of 25 and 34, there was about, you know, 10,000 less people in that young people that that died, that young people that that died, thankfully. 35 to 44 is about 8,000 less
people died during the year 2024, and same with 45 to 54, but then [snorts] trend seemed to buck a little bit for those between 65 and 84,
seems that more people over the age of 65 died in more people over the age of 65 died in 2024 versus just 2023. So, that's a little bit interesting, and there was no gender differences there as
well, but what I would love to see, and I couldn't find this data, is the age brackets about who died from what condition. This is what we really need, CDC. It would be nice to know because we're hearing so many reports of
early-onset cancer, early-onset cardiovascular disease, early-onset menopause, and things of the sort. So, we would like to know that. So, I would love for the CDC to be able to offer that. But let's get to the discussion.
cause of death in 2024 was heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injury. The number of deaths from heart disease increased in 2024 compared with 2023. We're talking about 3,000. So, it wasn't a significant bump, but it seems
increased. And deaths from cancer in 2024 increased from 2023, from 619,000 in 2024 to just 613,000 in 2023. Now, what's interesting is
all the time here in Seattle. My friends, I mean, people on their bikes, their dog are still wearing a facial covering, but COVID-19 was only the 10th leading cause of death in 2023 and dropped off the list of top 10 leading
causes of death in 2024. So, again, if [snorts] you're wearing your facial covering in your car or walking your dog, but you're drinking soda pop and at McDonald's, you're you're literally robbing Peter to pay Paul. You're not
focusing on the right things because you know, COVID is literally off the top leading cause of mortality list. So, I think that's interesting for us to know about. So, they say
provisional mortality in the US during estimates can give researchers and policy makers an early signal about shifts in mortality trends and provide actionable information sooner than final
mortality data. These data can inform public health policies and interventions aimed at reducing mortality. So, yeah, we're seeing higher deaths from heart cancer. We should be looking at this more,
right? Remember all these mandates about slowing the spread and so forth about five years ago. Well, obviously, we're not doing a good job about slowing the I think we could definitely do a better job at that, and that's why, you know,
the onus is on you to help share these videos with friends and family, recently reviewed a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association finding light exposure increases your risk of having a heart
attack between 47% for example. Uh light exposure at night, uh having high light exposure at night compared to low night exposure over a year study period was linked with a almost a 30% increased risk of coronary
artery disease prevalence. So, we know that the these small little things that we do have a profound impact on the physiology of our body. So, friends, um per day, minimize your light exposure at night, try to eat more mindfully during
meals uh during the darkness of the night. Obviously, minimize consumption of ultra-processed foods, prioritize protein. And these are all things that are actionable. We can all do this depending upon our income. You know, we
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