COVID-19 ICU admission share by age group U.S. Feb 12-March 16 2020

From February 12 to March 16, 2020, between 8.1 and 18.8 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. among those aged 65 to 74 years required admission to an intensive care unit. This statistic shows the percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group.

Percentage of COVID-19 cases in the United States from February 12 to March 16, 2020 that required intensive care unit (ICU) admission, by age group*

Characteristic	Lower bound of range	Upper bound of range
0-19 years	0%	0%
20-44 years	2%	4.2%
45-54 years	5.4%	10.4%
55-64 years	4.7%	11.2%
65-74 years	8.1%	18.8%
75-84 years	10.5%	31%
85 years and older	6.3%	29%
Total	4.9%	11.5%

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Release date

March 2020

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United States

Survey time period

February 12 to March 16, 2020

Supplementary notes

* Figures are based on 2,449 cases of COVID-19 with known age. Lower bound of range = number of persons admitted to ICU among total in age group; upper bound of range = number of persons admitted to ICU among total in age group with known admitted to ICU status.

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