COVID-19 dropped from the list of leading causes of death in the United States last year, and the overall death rate fell to its lowest point since the pandemic, according to a new report.

There were 3.07 million deaths in the U.S. in 2024, a 3.8% drop from 2023, provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The death rate fell to 722 people per 100,000 in 2024 from 750.5 people per 100,000 in 2023. MORE: People with behavioral health disorders often marry spouses with the same conditions, study finds

In 2019, the death rate was 715.2 deaths per 100,000 people. The rate spiked to 835.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2020, due to COVID, according to the CDC .

Heart disease was the leading cause of death in 2024, with the total number of

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