In 2020, the U.S. had the highest COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate among non-elderly people compared to other peer countries. “Excess deaths” represent the number of deaths beyond what is expected in a typical year. This measure illustrates the mortality directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
This statistic presents the COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group).
COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group
(per 100,000 people in age group)
Notes: Excess mortality rates are per 100,000 people within age group in each country. Excess death counts are aggregated through MMWR week 52 for 2020 in excess of average deaths in 2016-2019. Excess mortality for Australia and Canada are through weeks 47 and 51, respectively, due to data reporting lags. OECD 2018 population counts were used to calculate per capita rates.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare. (April 7, 2021). COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und Peterson Center on Healthcare. "COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group)." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and Peterson Center on Healthcare. "Covid-19 Pandemic-related Excess Mortality Rate in The U.S. and Select Countries Worldwide in 2020, by Age Group (per 100,000 People in Age Group)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation & Peterson Center on Healthcare, COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
COVID-19 pandemic-related excess mortality rate in the U.S. and select countries worldwide in 2020, by age group (per 100,000 people in age group) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & Peterson Center on Healthcare, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259019/covid-related-excess-mortality-rate-in-the-us-and-select-countries-by-age/
