Pneumonia Deaths 2020
The cdc s pneumonia and influenza mortality surveillance website reports that there have been more than 80 000 p i pneumonia and influenza deaths during the current 2019 2020 flu season.
Pneumonia deaths 2020. This chart should tell you all you need to know about the pandemic taking place in america and around the world. About 5 2 of all of the americans who died in february and march of this year died of the flu or pneumonia. The centers for disease control and prevention reported in its weekly u s. Pneumonia and influenza p i mortality surveillance.
The sources of the more eye popping numbers are provided here which were cdc numbers for 2020 and cdc numbers for earlier years. This percentage is above the epidemic threshold of 5 6 for week 40. Covid 19 pneumonia and influenza deaths reported in the u s. Weeks 13 through 21 of the 2020 pneumonia season were the worst 9 weeks for pneumonia deaths in the united states in the data set provided.
Influenza surveillance report that the percentage of deaths this season due to pneumonia and influenza is 7 4 a. 19 2020 published by john elflein sep 28 2020 more than 2 million people in the united states died from all causes between the. The first 8 weeks in history to have more than 6000 deaths in a single week were weeks 13 20 of the 2020 pneumonia season and week 21 may be adjusted upwards past 6000 as the data continues to update. This is far more than is currently being discussed by government leaders or the media.
Nchs mortality surveillance data data as of april 9 2020 for the week ending april 4 2020 week 14 year week total deaths covid 19 deaths pneumonia deaths. The cdc shows 68 998 deaths as of may 16 2020. Note that pneumonia deaths 87 444 over the same time period are greater than coronavirus deaths by almost 20 000. Percentages of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza p i.
Based on nchs mortality surveillance data available on october 8 2020 7 0 of the deaths occurring during the week ending october 3 2020 week 40 were due to pneumonia influenza and covid 19 pic.