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Table 3. Conditions contributing to deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by age group, United States. Week ending 2/1/2020 to 8/22/2020.*
Updated August 26, 2020
- Total COVID-19 deaths, as of 8/22/2020: 161,392
-- Respiratory diseases
--- Influenza and pneumonia 68,004
--- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 13,780
--- Adult respiratory distress syndrome: 21,899
--- Respiratory failure: 54,803
--- Respiratory arrest: 3,282
--- Other diseases of the respiratory system: 5,664
-- Circulatory diseases
--- Hypertensive diseases: 35,272
--- Ischemic heart disease: 18,103
--- Cardiac arrest: 20,210
--- Cardiac arrhythmia: 9,812
--- Heart failure: 10,562
--- Cerebrovascular diseases: 7,653
--- Other diseases of the circulatory system: 8,743
--- Sepsis: 14,053
--- Malignant neoplasms: 7,415
--- Diabetes: 25,936
--- Obesity: 5,614
--- Alzheimer disease: 5,608
--- Vascular and unspecified dementia: 18,497
--- Renal failure: 13,693
--- Intentional and unintentional injury, poisoning and other adverse events: 5,133
--- All other conditions and causes (residual): 77,990
Comorbidities
Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups. For data on comorbidities, Click here to download.
Table 3. Conditions contributing to deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by age group, United States. Week ending 2/1/2020 to 8/22/2020.*
Updated August 26, 2020
- Total COVID-19 deaths, as of 8/22/2020: 161,392
-- Respiratory diseases
--- Influenza and pneumonia 68,004
--- Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 13,780
--- Adult respiratory distress syndrome: 21,899
--- Respiratory failure: 54,803
--- Respiratory arrest: 3,282
--- Other diseases of the respiratory system: 5,664
-- Circulatory diseases
--- Hypertensive diseases: 35,272
--- Ischemic heart disease: 18,103
--- Cardiac arrest: 20,210
--- Cardiac arrhythmia: 9,812
--- Heart failure: 10,562
--- Cerebrovascular diseases: 7,653
--- Other diseases of the circulatory system: 8,743
--- Sepsis: 14,053
--- Malignant neoplasms: 7,415
--- Diabetes: 25,936
--- Obesity: 5,614
--- Alzheimer disease: 5,608
--- Vascular and unspecified dementia: 18,497
--- Renal failure: 13,693
--- Intentional and unintentional injury, poisoning and other adverse events: 5,133
--- All other conditions and causes (residual): 77,990
Comorbidities
Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups. For data on comorbidities, Click here to download.
