Table. Number of Mean Monthly Physicians, Observed Deaths, Expected Deaths, and Excess Deaths by Age Group and Type of Practice Among US Physicians From March 2020 Through December 2021.
Age group, y | Type of practice | Mean (SD) No. of physicians per mo | Total No. of deaths | No. (95% CI) | |
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Expected deaths | Excess deaths | ||||
45-64 | Active physician providing direct patient care | 426 015 (262.0) | 652 | 571 (516 to 625) | 81 (27 to 136) |
45-64 | Active physician not providing direct patient care | 37 648 (781.7) | 39 | 26 (13 to 38) | 13 (1 to 26) |
45-64 | Nonactive physician | 12 121 (743.5) | 47 | 36 (22 to 50) | 11 (–3 to 25) |
65-74 | Active physician providing direct patient care | 133 743 (4059.8) | 750 | 642 (587 to 698) | 108 (52 to 163) |
65-74 | Active physician not providing direct patient care | 16 229 (254.6) | 73 | 81 (60 to 102) | –8 (–29 to 13) |
65-74 | Nonactive physician | 54 612 (173.2) | 511 | 420 (375 to 465) | 91 (46 to 136) |
75-84 | Active physician providing direct patient care | 25 524 (1351.2) | 403 | 318 (278 to 357) | 85 (46 to 125) |
75-84 | Active physician not providing direct patient care | 6268 (269.6) | 113 | 103 (81 to 125) | 10 (–12 to 32) |
75-84 | Nonactive physician | 73 470 (1976.0) | 1923 | 1695 (1601 to 1789) | 228 (134 to 322) |
All: 45-84 | Active physician providing direct patient care | 585 283 (5658.6) | 1805 | 1520 (1427 to 1613) | 285 (192 to 378) |
All: 45-84 | Active physician not providing direct patient care | 60 144 (1293.2) | 225 | 201 (169 to 233) | 24 (–8 to 56) |
All: 45-84 | Nonactive physician | 140 204 (1423.0) | 2481 | 2120 (2015 to 2226) | 361 (255 to 466) |