Table 2.
Estimated Number of Excess Deaths During March–December 2020 by Age Group and Cause, US Females
| Cause of Death | Total | Age, years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <15 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | ||
| All causes | 196,481 | –798 | 1,113 | 8,260 | 29,047 | 36,815 | 122,045 |
| COVID-19 (underlying cause) | 158,485 | 41 | 196 | 2,848 | 20,701 | 29,296 | 105,403 |
| All causes excluding COVID-19a | 37,996 | –839 | 917 | 5,412 | 8,346 | 7,519 | 16,642 |
| Modeled separately by underlying cause | |||||||
| Influenza and pneumonia | –54 | b | b | 22c | 166 | 487 | –729 |
| Other respiratory disease | –5,433 | b | b | 87 | 115 | –1,037 | –4,598 |
| Heart disease | 10,566 | b | 21 | 607 | 2,110 | 2,294 | 5,535 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2,440 | b | b | 74 | 538 | 694 | 1,134 |
| Cancer | –2,429 | –17 | –5 | –330 | –821 | 675 | –1,931 |
| Alzheimer disease | 7,716 | b | b | b | 14d | 685 | 7,018 |
| Diabetes | 6,433 | b | b | 279 | 1,149 | 1,551 | 3,455 |
| External causes | 3,536 | 10 | 638 | 2,605 | 1,150 | –278 | –589 |
a Derived by subtracting the reported number of COVID-19 deaths (as the underlying cause) from the estimated number of excess deaths from all causes.
b These ages were excluded from the model because mortality rates from this cause are extremely low.
c The model was restricted to age ≥35 years, because mortality rates from this cause are exceptionally low below age 35 years.
d The model was restricted to age ≥55 years, because there are very few deaths due to Alzheimer disease at age <55 years.