COVID-19: share admitted to ICU by gender U.S. 2020

It was estimated that around 2.8 percent of males and 1.7 percent of females who had COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are much higher among those with underlying health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, or diabetes. This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who had COVID-19 from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who were admitted to the ICU, by gender.

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Percentage of people with COVID-19 who were admitted to the ICU in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020, by gender*

Characteristic	Male	Female
All patients	2.8%	1.7%
Patients with an underlying health condition	10.6%	6.5%
Patients without an underlying health condition	2.1%	1%

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June 2020

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United States

Survey time period

January 22 to May 30, 2020

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* Based on 1,320,488 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases individually reported to CDC during January 22–May 30, 2020. Intensive care unit (ICU) admission status was known for 186,563 (14%) patients among the total case population, representing 34% of hospitalized patients. Among 29,837 patients admitted to the ICU, the status of underlying health conditions was known for 18,317 (61%).

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