Top five leading causes of death among U.S. adults in 2019, by marital status
In 2019, the death rate for heart disease among married individuals in the U.S. was around 169 deaths per 100,000 population. In contrast, the heart disease death rate among the widowed was over 375 per 100,000 population. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, followed closely by cancer. This statistic illustrates the rates of the top five leading causes of death among adults aged 25 years and older in the United States in 2019, by marital status.