It was estimated that around 8.5 percent of those with an underlying health condition who had COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 were admitted to the intensive care unit. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are much higher among those with underlying health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, or diabetes. This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who had COVID-19 from January 22 to May 30, 2020, with and without underlying health conditons, who were admitted to the ICU, by age.
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Share COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020, by presence of underlying condition and age*
Characteristic
Patients with underlying conditons
Patients without underlying conditons
9 years or younger
5%
0.7%
10 to 19 years
3.5%
0.3%
20 to 29 years
3.4%
0.3%
30 to 39 years
5.3%
0.7%
40 to 49 years
6.4%
1.3%
50 to 59 years
8.3%
2.1%
60 to 69 years
10.9%
3.7%
70 to 79 years
11.9%
7.1%
80 years and older
7.5%
5.2%
Total
8.5%
1.5%
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0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%
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* Based on 1,320,488
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases individually reported
to CDC during January 22–May 30, 2020.
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission status was known for 186,563 (14%) patients among the total case population, representing 34% of hospitalized patients. Among 29,837 patients admitted to the ICU, the
status of underlying health conditions was known for 18,317 (61%).
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