COVID-19 deaths by age U.S. 2023

Between the beginning of January 2020 and January 4, 2023, of the 1,087,198 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the United States, around 288,990 had occurred among those aged 85 years and older. This statistic shows the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. from January 2020 to January 2023, by age.

Number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. as of January 4, 2023, by age*

Characteristic	Number of deaths
Total deaths from COVID-19	1,087,198
0-17 years	1,414
18-29 years	6,749
30-39 years	19,255
40-49 years	45,092
50-64 years	197,247
65-74 years	246,021
75-84 years	282,430
85 years and older	288,990

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January 2023

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United States

Survey time period

January 1, 2020 to January 4, 2023

Supplementary notes

* Number of deaths reported in this table are the total number of deaths received and coded as of the date of analysis and do not represent all deaths that occurred in that period. Counts of deaths occurring before or after the reporting period are not included in the table. Data during this period are incomplete because of the lag in time between when the death occurred and when the death certificate is completed, submitted to NCHS and processed for reporting purposes. This delay can range from 1 week to 8 weeks or more, depending on the jurisdiction and cause of death. Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1

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