Jan. 21 (UPI) -- More people die from heart disease and stroke than from anything else in the United States, despite a five-year decline, a study released Wednesday by the American Heart Association indicates.
Heart disease is the single greatest cause of death, while stroke has moved up to the fourth-leading cause of death, the association said in its 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update.
While ranking as the most common causes of death in the United States, heart disease and stroke have declined over the past five years.
"It's encouraging to see that total deaths from heart disease and stroke declined," said Dr. Stacey E. Rosen, volunteer president of the American Heart Association.
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