MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly RepMMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. RepWRMMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report0149-21951545-861XCenters for Disease Control and Prevention284266425687185mm6615a810.15585/mmwr.mm6615a8Quick StatsQuickStats: Number of Deaths from 10 Leading Causes,* by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2015Reported by: Jiaquan Xu, MD, jax4@cdc.gov, 301-458-4086.214201721420176615413413All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

In 2015, a total of 1,339,226 deaths among females and 1,373,404 deaths among males occurred. Heart disease and cancer were the top two causes of death for both females and males; other leading causes varied in rank by sex. The 10 leading causes of death accounted for approximately three-quarters of all deaths.

Source: National Vital Statistics System. Underlying cause of death data, 2015. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

Causes of death are ranked according to number of deaths.