This statistic shows the weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number of deaths from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020. In March 2020, the actual number of deaths from all causes began to exceed the estimated maximum number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020
Characteristic
Actual deaths
Maximum expected deaths
1-Aug-20
55,485
53,675
25-Jul-20
61,022
53,908
18-Jul-20
60,857
53,923
11-Jul-20
60,055
54,133
4-Jul-20
58,552
54,257
27-Jun-20
58,658
54,411
20-Jun-20
58,394
54,640
13-Jun-20
58,555
54,545
6-Jun-20
59,347
54,754
30-May-20
60,153
54,953
23-May-20
62,113
55,130
16-May-20
65,004
55,516
9-May-20
67,322
55,804
2-May-20
69,818
56,381
25-Apr-20
74,388
57,045
18-Apr-20
77,207
57,625
11-Apr-20
79,415
58,258
4-Apr-20
72,525
58,726
28-Mar-20
63,136
59,385
21-Mar-20
59,101
59,940
14-Mar-20
58,390
60,270
7-Mar-20
59,690
60,659
29-Feb-20
59,449
60,940
22-Feb-20
59,043
61,381
15-Feb-20
58,631
61,733
8-Feb-20
59,270
61,896
1-Feb-20
58,655
62,066
25-Jan-20
59,033
62,606
18-Jan-20
59,276
62,541
11-Jan-20
60,660
62,496
4-Jan-20
60,103
61,900
28-Dec-19
58,615
61,536
21-Dec-19
57,575
60,455
14-Dec-19
57,789
59,898
7-Dec-19
57,415
59,248
30-Nov-19
55,591
58,970
23-Nov-19
56,326
58,155
16-Nov-19
56,030
57,814
9-Nov-19
55,801
57,278
2-Nov-19
54,206
56,915
26-Oct-19
54,154
56,707
19-Oct-19
54,435
56,617
12-Oct-19
53,217
56,076
5-Oct-19
52,680
55,712
28-Sep-19
52,879
55,344
21-Sep-19
51,905
54,975
14-Sep-19
51,741
54,866
7-Sep-19
51,953
54,637
31-Aug-19
51,291
54,499
24-Aug-19
51,141
54,242
17-Aug-19
51,121
54,103
10-Aug-19
51,849
54,100
3-Aug-19
51,542
54,210
27-Jul-19
51,800
54,341
20-Jul-19
51,800
54,388
13-Jul-19
52,070
54,306
6-Jul-19
52,498
54,703
29-Jun-19
52,316
54,846
22-Jun-19
52,423
55,032
15-Jun-19
52,789
55,037
8-Jun-19
53,292
54,943
1-Jun-19
52,856
55,189
25-May-19
53,822
55,390
18-May-19
53,676
55,818
11-May-19
53,611
56,254
4-May-19
54,118
56,677
27-Apr-19
53,767
57,407
20-Apr-19
54,584
57,961
13-Apr-19
55,641
58,520
6-Apr-19
56,710
59,190
30-Mar-19
56,772
59,579
23-Mar-19
57,214
60,232
16-Mar-19
58,033
60,696
9-Mar-19
58,665
61,162
2-Mar-19
58,080
61,687
23-Feb-19
58,132
62,228
16-Feb-19
58,116
62,626
9-Feb-19
58,650
63,161
2-Feb-19
58,276
63,293
26-Jan-19
58,031
64,213
19-Jan-19
58,362
64,199
12-Jan-19
58,506
64,024
5-Jan-19
58,461
62,599
29-Dec-18
56,164
61,847
22-Dec-18
56,688
60,870
15-Dec-18
56,530
59,884
8-Dec-18
56,095
59,055
1-Dec-18
55,210
58,498
24-Nov-18
54,998
57,839
17-Nov-18
54,820
57,378
10-Nov-18
53,692
57,110
3-Nov-18
53,767
56,500
27-Oct-18
53,881
56,298
20-Oct-18
53,113
56,186
13-Oct-18
51,983
55,697
6-Oct-18
52,486
55,383
29-Sep-18
51,105
55,284
22-Sep-18
51,713
54,778
15-Sep-18
51,215
54,626
8-Sep-18
50,429
54,507
1-Sep-18
50,757
54,099
25-Aug-18
50,577
54,101
18-Aug-18
50,423
53,775
11-Aug-18
51,130
53,725
4-Aug-18
50,799
53,971
28-Jul-18
50,422
53,712
21-Jul-18
50,741
53,803
14-Jul-18
51,337
53,693
7-Jul-18
51,812
53,866
30-Jun-18
51,004
54,030
23-Jun-18
51,221
53,971
16-Jun-18
51,514
53,971
9-Jun-18
52,123
54,131
2-Jun-18
51,162
54,479
26-May-18
51,055
54,895
19-May-18
50,739
55,126
12-May-18
52,216
55,439
5-May-18
53,885
55,983
28-Apr-18
53,849
56,642
21-Apr-18
54,157
57,199
14-Apr-18
55,354
57,589
7-Apr-18
55,420
58,225
31-Mar-18
55,045
58,799
24-Mar-18
55,912
59,473
17-Mar-18
56,462
59,955
10-Mar-18
57,244
60,370
3-Mar-18
56,829
60,775
24-Feb-18
57,954
61,185
17-Feb-18
59,931
61,454
10-Feb-18
61,244
61,639
3-Feb-18
61,124
61,858
27-Jan-18
62,922
62,082
20-Jan-18
64,820
62,436
13-Jan-18
67,664
61,880
6-Jan-18
66,339
61,267
30-Dec-17
61,265
60,255
23-Dec-17
59,671
59,435
16-Dec-17
57,537
58,762
9-Dec-17
55,746
58,372
2-Dec-17
54,903
57,703
25-Nov-17
54,225
57,217
18-Nov-17
53,920
56,476
11-Nov-17
53,384
56,032
4-Nov-17
53,837
55,661
28-Oct-17
52,672
55,388
21-Oct-17
52,357
55,176
14-Oct-17
51,703
54,937
7-Oct-17
52,235
54,483
30-Sep-17
51,467
54,055
23-Sep-17
51,353
53,665
16-Sep-17
51,820
53,313
9-Sep-17
51,111
53,177
2-Sep-17
50,960
53,066
26-Aug-17
49,659
52,871
19-Aug-17
50,303
52,717
12-Aug-17
50,364
52,758
5-Aug-17
50,210
52,817
29-Jul-17
49,493
52,927
22-Jul-17
50,241
52,882
15-Jul-17
50,122
52,882
8-Jul-17
51,091
52,972
1-Jul-17
50,742
53,055
24-Jun-17
51,326
53,092
17-Jun-17
50,933
53,000
10-Jun-17
51,525
53,141
3-Jun-17
51,370
53,435
27-May-17
51,100
53,852
20-May-17
52,574
54,061
13-May-17
52,082
54,369
6-May-17
52,754
54,774
29-Apr-17
53,404
55,639
22-Apr-17
53,168
56,183
15-Apr-17
54,976
56,530
8-Apr-17
55,267
56,928
1-Apr-17
55,829
57,433
25-Mar-17
57,161
58,106
18-Mar-17
56,789
58,479
11-Mar-17
57,597
58,775
4-Mar-17
57,359
59,150
25-Feb-17
58,398
59,498
18-Feb-17
58,591
59,946
11-Feb-17
59,162
60,181
4-Feb-17
58,537
60,387
28-Jan-17
58,186
60,619
21-Jan-17
59,444
60,801
14-Jan-17
61,114
60,527
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The Conversation. (August 12, 2020). Weekly number of actual deaths in the United States from all causes compared to the maximum expected number from January 14, 2017 to August 1, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168522/us-weekly-number-deaths-all-causes-acual-vs-maximum-estimate/
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