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Excess Deaths Reveal Challenges in U.S. Response to COVID-19

Excess deaths—the difference between observed and expected deaths over a period of time—provide information about the burden of mortality directly or indirectly attributable to COVID-19.

Since February 2020, all-cause deaths (including COVID-19) have exceeded the threshold for expected deaths by more than 220,000, highlighting the severe impact of the pandemic in the U.S.

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Data source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention © 2020

¹ CDC. (2020). Excess Deaths Associated With COVID-19. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm. Accessed October 2020.

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