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NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data

NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data
Updated Oct. 9, 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
For the Week Ending October 3, 2020 (Week 40)
Data as of October 8, 2020
Year Week Total Deaths Influenza Deaths COVID-19 Deaths Pneumonia, Influenza or COVID-19 Deaths Baseline Threshold
Number % of Total
2019 40 52,564 16 0 2,730 5.2 5.3 5.7
2019 41 53,090 16 0 2,799 5.3 5.4 5.7
2019 42 54,338 18 0 3,010 5.5 5.5 5.8
2019 43 54,049 30 0 3,027 5.6 5.6 5.9
2019 44 54,087 31 0 2,956 5.5 5.7 6
2019 45 55,699 31 0 3,113 5.6 5.8 6.1
2019 46 55,886 39 0 3,145 5.6 5.9 6.2
2019 47 56,199 50 0 3,066 5.5 6 6.3
2019 48 55,465 66 0 3,064 5.5 6.1 6.4
2019 49 57,303 100 0 3,427 6 6.2 6.5
2019 50 57,658 111 0 3,597 6.2 6.3 6.6
2019 51 57,424 129 0 3,518 6.1 6.4 6.7
2019 52 58,458 203 0 3,740 6.4 6.5 6.8
2020 1 59,980 431 0 4,517 7.5 6.6 6.9
2020 2 60,481 471 0 4,599 7.6 6.6 7
2020 3 59,060 464 0 4,504 7.6 6.7 7
2020 4 58,676 494 0 4,381 7.5 6.8 7.1
2020 5 58,476 478 0 4,267 7.3 6.8 7.1
2020 6 59,185 520 1 4,315 7.3 6.8 7.1
2020 7 58,618 558 0 4,380 7.5 6.8 7.1
2020 8 58,623 565 5 4,260 7.3 6.8 7.1
2020 9 59,062 652 10 4,474 7.6 6.8 7.1
2020 10 59,459 632 35 4,603 7.7 6.8 7.1
2020 11 58,434 622 53 4,607 7.9 6.8 7.1
2020 12 58,989 558 569 5,395 9.1 6.7 7
2020 13 62,743 440 3,142 8,260 13.2 6.7 7
2020 14 72,009 477 9,994 15,382 21.4 6.6 6.9
2020 15 78,766 473 16,136 21,023 26.7 6.5 6.8
2020 16 76,468 264 17,050 21,201 27.7 6.5 6.8
2020 17 73,533 144 15,397 19,199 26.1 6.4 6.7
2020 18 68,957 65 13,126 16,581 24 6.3 6.6
2020 19 66,557 47 11,147 14,295 21.5 6.2 6.5
2020 20 64,235 21 9,155 12,151 18.9 6.1 6.4
2020 21 61,322 24 7,144 10,073 16.4 6 6.3
2020 22 59,385 12 6,096 8,883 15 5.9 6.2
2020 23 58,569 11 4,973 7,713 13.2 5.8 6.1
2020 24 57,665 11 4,188 6,847 11.9 5.7 6
2020 25 57,582 8 3,792 6,541 11.4 5.6 5.9
2020 26 58,041 11 3,769 6,457 11.1 5.5 5.8
2020 27 59,271 3 4,442 6,972 11.8 5.4 5.7
2020 28 61,211 10 5,659 8,453 13.8 5.3 5.6
2020 29 62,266 12 7,023 9,732 15.6 5.2 5.5
2020 30 63,010 10 8,023 10,756 17.1 5.2 5.5
2020 31 62,514 13 8,074 10,771 17.2 5.1 5.5
2020 32 62,205 9 7,577 10,331 16.6 5.1 5.4
2020 33 61,447 5 6,929 9,645 15.7 5.1 5.4
2020 34 59,240 12 5,978 8,609 14.5 5.1 5.4
2020 35 56,645 11 5,260 7,722 13.6 5.1 5.4
2020 36 54,430 8 4,450 6,869 12.6 5.1 5.4
2020 37 52,379 7 3,890 6,232 11.9 5.2 5.5
2020 38 49,581 3 3,221 5,428 10.9 5.2 5.5
2020 39 42,033 1 2,168 4,075 9.7 5.3 5.6
2020 40 21,213 0 545 1,476 7 5.3 5.6

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