Apparently nobody ever died before 2019. Oh wait, these are the CDC stats for 2018.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htmData are for the U.S.
Number of deaths: 2,854,838
Death rate: 869.7 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER
Life expectancy: 78.8 years
Infant Mortality rate: 5.58 deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Mortality in the United States, 2019, data tables for figures 1, 5
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Heart disease: 659,041
Cancer: 599,601
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 173,040
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 156,979
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,005
Alzheimer’s disease: 121,499
Diabetes: 87,647
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 51,565
Influenza and Pneumonia: 49,783
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,511