The historical past: COVID elevated U.S. dying counts by about 30% within the first two years of the pandemic, each by killing individuals instantly and by placing strain on the U.S. well being care system.
Earlier than COVID got here alongside, influenza pandemics and different illness outbreaks that elevated U.S. dying counts by 2% have been thought of extreme.
The deaths: A number of the extra deaths could possibly be on account of confirmed COVID-19, and a few could possibly be the results of instances of COVID-19 not confirmed by diagnostic testing.
Extra deaths is also attributable to influenza, RSV, strain on the U.S. well being care system, opioid use or different causes.
See the accompanying desk for a have a look at deaths per 100,000 residents by state.
| Deaths | Inhabitants | Deaths per 100,000 residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ..Alabama.. | ..3,781.. | ..5,108,468.. | ..74.0.. |
| ..Alaska.. | ..245.. | ..733,406.. | ..33.4.. |
| ..Arizona.. | ..4,846.. | ..7,431,344.. | ..65.2.. |
| ..Arkansas.. | ..2,623.. | ..3,067,732.. | ..85.5.. |
| ..California.. | ..19,103.. | ..38,965,193.. | ..49.0.. |
| ..Colorado.. | ..2,890.. | ..5,877,610.. | ..49.2.. |
| ..Connecticut.. | ..2,359.. | ..3,617,176.. | ..65.2.. |
| ..Delaware.. | ..689.. | ..1,031,890.. | ..66.8.. |
| ..District.of.Columbia.. | ..286.. | ..678,972.. | ..42.1.. |
| ..Florida.. | ..16,355.. | ..22,610,726.. | ..72.3.. |
| ..Georgia.. | ..5,663.. | ..11,029,227.. | ..51.3.. |
| ..Hawaii.. | ..876.. | ..1,435,138.. | ..61.0.. |
| ..Idaho.. | ..1,125.. | ..1,964,726.. | ..57.3.. |
| ..Illinois.. | ..8,256.. | ..12,549,689.. | ..65.8.. |
| ..Indiana.. | ..4,286.. | ..6,862,199.. | ..62.5.. |
| ..Iowa.. | ..2,221.. | ..3,207,004.. | ..69.3.. |
| ..Kansas.. | ..2,222.. | ..2,940,546.. | ..75.6.. |
| ..Kentucky.. | ..3,145.. | ..4,526,154.. | ..69.5.. |
| ..Louisiana.. | ..2,634.. | ..4,573,749.. | ..57.6.. |
| ..Maine.. | ..1,305.. | ..1,395,722.. | ..93.5.. |
| ..Maryland.. | ..3,811.. | ..6,180,253.. | ..61.7.. |
| ..Massachusetts.. | ..4,625.. | ..7,001,399.. | ..66.1.. |
| ..Michigan.. | ..7,037.. | ..10,037,261.. | ..70.1.. |
| ..Minnesota.. | ..3,316.. | ..5,737,915.. | ..57.8.. |
| ..Mississippi.. | ..2,346.. | ..2,939,690.. | ..79.8.. |
| ..Missouri.. | ..4,267.. | ..6,196,156.. | ..68.9.. |
| ..Montana.. | ..767.. | ..1,132,812.. | ..67.7.. |
| ..Nebraska.. | ..1,135.. | ..1,978,379.. | ..57.4.. |
| ..Nevada.. | ..1,881.. | ..3,194,176.. | ..58.9.. |
| ..New Hampshire.. | ..1,025.. | ..1,402,054.. | ..73.1.. |
| ..New Jersey.. | ..5,633.. | ..9,290,841.. | ..60.6.. |
| ..New Mexico.. | ..1,321.. | ..2,114,371.. | ..62.5.. |
| ..New York.. | ..8,102.. | ..19,571,216.. | ..41.4.. |
| ..North Carolina.. | ..7,518.. | ..10,835,491.. | ..69.4.. |
| ..North Dakota.. | ..455.. | ..783,926.. | ..58.0.. |
| ..Ohio.. | ..8,061.. | ..11,785,935.. | ..68.4.. |
| ..Oklahoma.. | ..3,056.. | ..4,053,824.. | ..75.4.. |
| ..Oregon.. | ..2,542.. | ..4,233,358.. | ..60.0.. |
| ..Pennsylvania.. | ..10,015.. | ..12,961,683.. | ..77.3.. |
| ..Rhode Island.. | ..796.. | ..1,095,962.. | ..72.6.. |
| ..South Carolina.. | ..3,789.. | ..5,373,555.. | ..70.5.. |
| ..South Dakota.. | ..444.. | ..919,318.. | ..48.3.. |
| ..Tennessee.. | ..5,551.. | ..7,126,489.. | ..77.9.. |
| ..Texas.. | ..14,395.. | ..30,503,301.. | ..47.2.. |
| ..Utah.. | ..1,548.. | ..3,417,734.. | ..45.3.. |
| ..Vermont.. | ..469.. | ..647,464.. | ..72.4.. |
| ..Virginia.. | ..5,377.. | ..8,715,698.. | ..61.7.. |
| ..Washington.. | ..4,145.. | ..7,812,880.. | ..53.1.. |
| ..West Virginia.. | ..1,802.. | ..1,770,071.. | ..101.8.. |
| ..Wisconsin.. | ..4,139.. | ..5,910,955.. | ..70.0.. |
| ..Wyoming.. | ..398.. | ..584,057.. | ..68.1.. |
| ..TOTAL.. | ..204,676.. | ..334,914,895.. | .... |
| ..MEDIAN.. | .... | .... | ..65.8.. |
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