This statistic shows the weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number of deaths from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020. In March 2020, the actual number of deaths from all causes began to exceed the estimated maximum number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020
Characteristic
Actual deaths
Maximum expected deaths
1-Aug-20
55,485
53,675
25-Jul-20
61,022
53,908
18-Jul-20
60,857
53,923
11-Jul-20
60,055
54,133
4-Jul-20
58,552
54,257
27-Jun-20
58,658
54,411
20-Jun-20
58,394
54,640
13-Jun-20
58,555
54,545
6-Jun-20
59,347
54,754
30-May-20
60,153
54,953
23-May-20
62,113
55,130
16-May-20
65,004
55,516
9-May-20
67,322
55,804
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The Conversation. (August 12, 2020). Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
The Conversation. "Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020." Chart. August 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
The Conversation. (2020). Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
The Conversation. "Weekly Number of Actual Deaths in The United States from All Causes Compared to The Maximum Expected Number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
The Conversation, Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020 [Graph], The Conversation, August 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
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