This is the deadliest year in US history, according to CDC estimates. For the first time, exceeding the number of three million dead becomes real. It will come as no surprise that COVID-19 is one of the main killers. Unfortunately, there is also an increase in the number of deaths due to causes other than the pandemic.
- COVID-19 is one of the three most common causes of death in the US. After heart diseases and cancer
- Preliminary estimates suggest that the number of deaths may exceed 3,2 million. That’s at least 400 more than in 2019
- In 2020, the USA also recorded an unexpected number of deaths from diabetes and dementia. A record number of people have died from drug overdoses
- More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.
The most deadly year for the US
Deaths in the US are rising, so expect the statistics to grow every year. In this respect, however, the past year is second to none. Admittedly, 2020 is still going on and it is not time for final data on the deceased. However, preliminary estimates suggest that the number of deaths may exceed 3,2 million. That’s at least 400 more than in 2019.
It also marks the largest annual percentage jump since 1918, “when tens of thousands of US soldiers died in World War I and hundreds of thousands of Americans died in a flu pandemic,” reports nbcnews.com. According to the website, the current year has brought about 46 percent. more deaths than 1917.
One of the leading causes of (direct and indirect) deaths this year is SARS-CoV-2. So far, this pathogen has killed over 330 people. people (over 300 million people live in the USA). Every day the number of victims increases.
Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Before the pandemic, there were real reasons to believe that the death rate in the US would be lower. This trend was observed in 2019. The incidence of heart disease was falling, and fewer people were dying of cancer. For the second year in a row, life expectancy has been increased (by about six weeks to 78,8 years).
Last year, the CDC recorded 2 deaths in the US, almost 854. more than in 838. But, as nbcnews.com points out, these were not pessimistic data. “Every year the number of deaths increases by about 16 to 2018, mainly due to the aging and growing population.”
Meanwhile, current data show that life expectancy in 2020 could drop by up to three full years. It’s no surprise that SARS-CoV-2 contributes to this. But not only.
It’s not just COVID-19 that is killing Americans
COVID-19 has been among the top three causes of death in the US. Right after heart disease and cancer (though at times the coronavirus was the number one killer).
In 2020, there was also an unexpected number of deaths from diabetes and dementia. A record number of people have lost their lives as a result of drug overdoses. According to CDC data, over 12 people died from an overdose within 81 months (counted from May). people. This is the highest number recorded in one year.
Many of the diseases and disorders listed above could be related to COVID-19 – the virus could weaken the health of patients already struggling with these diseases or reduce the care received so far. There are also pneumonia, which at the beginning of the epidemic was not associated with SARS-CoV-2.
Due to the development of the pandemic and the related limitations, there were hopes that the number of deaths in car accidents would drop. There is no data on this subject yet, but “unconfirmed reports show that there was no such decline” – reports nbcnews.com.
Finally, very illustrative comparisons regarding the scale of deaths from COVID-19 in the USA. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, who produced a study of the leading causes of death in the US, say In 1,5 days, as many people die from COVID-19 as were killed in the WTC attack. Every day, as many people die as would die in 15 Airbus 320 crashes, with 150 passengers each.
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