Excess mortality from COVID and non-COVID causes in minority populations.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 118(39)2021 09 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1428994
ABSTRACT
The 2020 US mortality totaled 2.8 million after early March, which is 17.3% higher than age-population-weighted mortality over the same time interval in 2017 to 2019, for a total excess death count of 413,592. We use data on weekly death counts by cause, as well as life tables, to quantify excess mortality and life years lost from both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 causes by race/ethnicity, age, and gender/sex. Excess mortality from non-COVID-19 causes is substantial and much more heavily concentrated among males and minorities, especially Black, non-Hispanic males, than COVID-19 deaths. Thirty-four percent of the excess life years lost for males is from non-COVID-19 causes. While minorities represent 36% of COVID-19 deaths, they represent 70% of non-COVID-19 related excess deaths and 58% of non-COVID-19 excess life years lost. Black, non-Hispanic males represent only 6.9% of the population, but they are responsible for 8.9% of COVID-19 deaths and 28% of 2020 excess deaths from non-COVID-19 causes. For this group, nearly half of the excess life years lost in 2020 are due to non-COVID-19 causes.
Keywords
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cause of Death
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Health Status Disparities
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COVID-19
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Minority Groups
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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