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Sepsis-related mortality among adults aged 65 and over : United States, 2019

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  • Personal Author:
    Kramarow, Ellen A.
  • Description:
    Data from the NationalVital Statistics System

    • Sepsis-related death rates for adults aged 65 and over varied from 2000 through 2019 but generally declined over this period.

    • Among adults aged 65 and over, sepsis-related death rates in 2019 increased with age; rates were about five times higher among adults aged 85 and over (750.0 per 100,000) compared with adults aged 65–74 (150.7).

    • In 2019, sepsis-related death rates for adults aged 65 and over were highest among non-Hispanic black adults (377.4 per 100,000) compared with non-Hispanic white (275.7), non-Hispanic Asian (180.0), and Hispanic (246.4) adults.

    • Among adults aged 65 and over, sepsis-related death rates in 2019 were higher in rural areas compared with urban areas.

    Suggested citation: Kramarow EA. Sepsis-related mortality among adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2019. NCHS Data Brief, no 422. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021.

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    NCHS Data Briefs
  • Document Type:
    Journal Issue
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  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • CIO:
    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
  • Issue:
    422
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