NCHS Releases Latest Quarterly Provisional Mortality Data Through Full-Year 2020

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NCHS has released the latest quarterly provisional mortality rates for the U.S., through full-year 2020 for most causes of death.
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NCHS has released the latest quarterly provisional mortality rates for the U.S., through full-year 2020 for most causes of death.

Estimates are presented for 15 leading causes of death plus estimates for deaths attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drug overdose, falls for persons aged 65 and over, firearm-related injuries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, and homicide.

The data is featured on an interactive web site dashboard at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/mortality-dashboard.htm.

NCHS has also released state maps showing COVID-19 death rates for provisional quarter 4 mortality data. You can access the 12-month ending map here.

U.S. map showing death rates for COVID-19 by age.
This map shows quarterly provisional death rates for COVID-19 by age.
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