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NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data

NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data
Updated May 29, 2020
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This graph shows pneumonia and influenza (P&I) mortality data provided to CDC by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Mortality Reporting System.
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NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data
Data as of May 23, 2020
For the Week Ending May 28, 2020 (Week 21)
Year Week Total Deaths Pneumonia, Influenza or
COVID-19 Deaths
Number % of Total Baseline Threshold
2019 40 52,522 2,729 5.2 5.3 5.7
2019 41 53,013 2,794 5.3 5.4 5.7
2019 42 54,210 3,000 5.5 5.5 5.8
2019 43 53,963 3,023 5.6 5.6 5.9
2019 44 54,027 2,951 5.5 5.7 6.0
2019 45 55,544 3,098 5.6 5.8 6.2
2019 46 55,771 3,137 5.6 5.9 6.3
2019 47 56,084 3,053 5.4 6.0 6.4
2019 48 55,323 3,055 5.5 6.2 6.5
2019 49 57,225 3,422 6.0 6.3 6.6
2019 50 57,579 3,587 6.2 6.4 6.7
2019 51 57,332 3,504 6.1 6.5 6.8
2019 52 58,354 3,725 6.4 6.6 6.9
2020 1 59,700 4,482 7.5 6.7 7.0
2020 2 60,024 4,548 7.6 6.7 7.1
2020 3 58,546 4,440 7.6 6.8 7.2
2020 4 58,012 4,314 7.4 6.9 7.2
2020 5 57,627 4,195 7.3 6.9 7.3
2020 6 58,278 4,227 7.3 7.0 7.3
2020 7 57,616 4,292 7.4 7.0 7.3
2020 8 57,688 4,173 7.2 7.0 7.3
2020 9 58,020 4,370 7.5 7.0 7.3
2020 10 57,793 4,457 7.7 7.0 7.3
2020 11 56,572 4,454 7.9 6.9 7.3
2020 12 57,062 5,192 9.1 6.9 7.2
2020 13 60,766 7,956 13.1 6.8 7.1
2020 14 68,936 14,515 21.1 6.7 7.1
2020 15 74,510 19,936 26.8 6.7 7.0
2020 16 71,120 19,583 27.5 6.6 6.9
2020 17 66,216 16,603 25.1 6.5 6.8
2020 18 59,920 13,245 22.1 6.4 6.7
2020 19 54,395 11,176 20.5 6.3 6.6
2020 20 40,405 6,411 15.9 6.2 6.5
2020 21 14,955 1,464 9.8 6.0 6.4

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