Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes
in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 202
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District of Columbia and 49 states, (North Carolina, insufficient data)
Total US deaths, 2,801,439 deaths
22.9% more than expected
Representing 522 368 excess deaths
(CoViD US official deaths 5th April = 553,681)
Deaths attributed to COVID-19 accounted for 72.4% of US excess deaths
The excess death rate was higher among
Non-Hispanic Black, 208.4 deaths per 100,000
Non-Hispanic White, 157 per 100,000
Hispanic populations, 139.8 per 100 000
Non-Hispanic Black, 16.9% of all deaths (12.5% of population)
The 10 states with the highest per capita rate of excess deaths
Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Arizona, Alabama, Louisiana, South Dakota, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Ohio.
Increase in mortality from non–COVID-19 causes
Heart disease
Alzheimer disease/dementia
Diabetes
Learning from Excess Pandemic Deaths
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778362
Individual present-centeredness is mirrored in the larger society
Morbidity may be responsible for as much as 40% of the health costs of COVID-19
Corresponding economic loss—estimated as high as $16 trillion in the US
90% of the gross domestic product
This indicates potential savings in preparing for the next pandemic
The US and other countries are most likely to learn from the pandemic if they understand the consequences of failure
1918 populations
Global, 1.8 billion (2.7%)
US, 103 million
UK, 42 million
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