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. 2023 Feb 6;183(4):374–376. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6308

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)
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)