Table. Number of Deaths for Leading Causes of Death, US, 2015-2020a

[lenny2]

"Table. Number of Deaths for Leading Causes of Death, US, 2015-2020a"

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The Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020

This Viewpoint from the US National Center for Health Statistics reports a 2020 mortality estimate 17.7% higher than that of 2019, with leading causes of death comprising heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19.

jamanetwork.com

 

[lenny2]

Suicides down in 2020 vs 2019.

Excess deaths up over 500,000 in 2020 vs 2019.

Covid deaths: 345,000 in 2020.

USA stats.

 

[The Oracle]

Suicides down in 2020 vs 2019.

Excess deaths up over 500,000 in 2020 vs 2019.

Covid deaths: 345,000 in 2020.

USA stats.

The number of suicides going down I find shocking. I thought it would be just the opposite.

 

[lenny2]

The number of suicides going down I find shocking. I thought it would be just the opposite.

Yes. I would have guessed that too.

Also that influenza & pneumonia mortalities would have dropped. But not so per that table.

 

[The Oracle]

Yes. I would have guessed that too.

Also that influenza & pneumonia mortalities would have dropped. But not so per that table.

This table has values that are completely the opposite of what I have been told by '' those in the know''.

The source seems credible though..........

 

[lenny2]

This table has values that are completely the opposite of what I have been told by '' those in the know''.

The source seems credible though..........

Perhaps the 2020 numbers will be revised later, as it says they are "provisional", while the earlier years' numbers are "final".

 

[Valcazar]

Perhaps the 2020 numbers will be revised later, as it says they are "provisional", while the earlier years' numbers are "final".

They are usually not final for a year or so after.

 

[lenny2]

Surprisingly, suicide has become rarer during the pandemic

Financial support from governments may have reduced one potential cause of despair

www.economist.com