Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Estimates of Excess U.S. Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to August 2020.

CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an estimated 218 000 excess deaths in the United States between March and August 2020, and 80% of those deaths had COVID-19 as the underlying cause. Accounting for population changes substantially reduced the excess non-COVID-19 death estimates, providing important information for guiding future clinical and public health interventions.
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Cancer Institute.
PMID: 33316174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - December 15, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shiels MS, Almeida JS, García-Closas M, Albert PS, Freedman ND, de González AB Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research