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COVID-19 mortality in adults aged 65 and over : United States, 2020
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10/14/2022
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Series: NCHS Data Briefs
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Description:Key findings
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
● In 2020, the death rate
for COVID-19 among adults aged 85 and over (1,645.0 per 100,000 population) was 2.8 times higher than the rate for ages 75–84 (589.8), and
7 times higher than that for ages 65–74 (234.3).
● Age-adjusted death rates
for COVID-19 were higher for men than women for all race and Hispanic-origin groups among adults aged 65 and over.
● In 2020, age-adjusted death rates due to COVID-19 in the population aged 65 and over ranged from 90.5 in Hawaii to 872.0 in New Jersey.
● Among adults aged 85 and over, 38.9% of COVID-19 deaths occurred in a nursing home or long-term care facility compared with 19.2% among adults aged 75–84 and 9.7% among those aged 65–74.
Suggested citation: Tejada-Vera B, Kramarow EA. COVID-19 mortality in adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2020. NCHS Data Brief, no 446. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https:// dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:121320.
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