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Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by US state. The CDC publishes official numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19.
This map tracks the history of coronavirus cases in America, both recent and all-time.
2020 cumulative COVID-19 deaths on Jan 12 and first day of remaining months; Location Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec; World: 1: 259: 2,982: 44,045: 235,789: 388,314: 535,852: 712,811: 899,393: 1,066,975: 1,254,447: 1,532,840 United States: 0: 0: 1: 3,155: 61,347: 104,900: 128,182: 156,284: 186,292: 208,253: 232,295: 271,235 ...
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On March 31, 2021, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.
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During January–December 2020, the estimated 2020 age-adjusted death rate increased for the first time since 2017, with an increase of 15.9% compared with 2019, from 715.2 to 828.7 deaths per 100,000 population. COVID-19 was the underlying or a contributing cause of 377,883 deaths (91.5 deaths per 100,000). COVID-19 death rates were highest among males, older adults, and AI/AN and Hispanic persons. The highest numbers of overall deaths and COVID-19 deaths occurred during April and December. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, replacing suicide as one of the top 10 leading causes of death (6).
The findings in this report are subject to at least four limitations. First, data are provisional, and numbers and rates might change as additional information is received. Second, timeliness of death certificate submission can vary by jurisdiction. As a result, the national distribution of deaths might be affected by the distribution of deaths from jurisdictions reporting later, which might differ from those in the United States overall. Third, certain categories of race (i.e., AI/AN and Asian) and Hispanic ethnicity reported on death certificates might have been misclassified (7), possibly resulting in underestimates of death rates for some groups. Finally, the cause of death for certain persons might have been misclassified. Limited availability of testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic might have resulted in an underestimation of COVID-19–associated deaths.
This report provides an overview of provisional U.S. mortality data for 2020. Provisional death estimates can give researchers and policymakers an early indication of shifts in mortality trends and provide actionable information sooner than the final mortality data that are released approximately 11 months after the end of the data year. These data can guide public health policies and interventions aimed at reducing numbers of deaths that are directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and among persons most affected, including those who are older, male, or from disproportionately affected racial/ethnic minority groups.
Corresponding author: Farida B. Ahmad, fbahmad@cdc.gov.
1National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.
All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
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- Farida B. Ahmad, Jodi A. Cisewski, Arialdi Miniño, Robert N. Anderson
- 2021
Mar 9, 2022 · However, preliminary weekly data can provide estimates of how the pandemic affected deaths in the US in 2020. For more information on how many people died in the US in 2021, see the latest report from USAFacts. How many people died in 2020? More than 350,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in 2020.
Apr 22, 2022 · In 2021, approximately 3,458,697 deaths † occurred in the United States. From 2020 to 2021, the age-adjusted death rate (AADR) increased by 0.7%, from 835.4 to 841.6 per 100,000 standard population. COVID-19 was reported as the underlying cause or a contributing cause in an estimated 460,513 (13.3%) of those deaths (111.4 deaths per 100,000).
