Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleCOVID-19 as the Leading Cause of Death in the United States.AuthorsWoolf, Steven H.; Chapman, Derek A.; Lee, Jong HyungAbstractThis Viewpoint uses CDC data to compare the COVID-19 mortality rate in 2020 with prior leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and injury) to put into context the cost of the infection in loss of life in the United States.PublicationJAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2021, Vol 325, Issue 2, p123ISSN0098-7484Publication typeArticleDOI10.1001/jama.2020.24865