COVID-19 deaths by age U.S. 2023

Between the beginning of January 2020 and February 1, 2023, of the 1,101,953 deaths caused by COVID-19 in the United States, around 295,010 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 February 2023, by age.

Number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths in the U.S. as of February 1, 2023, by age*

Characteristic	Number of deaths
Total deaths from COVID-19	1,101,953
0-17 years	1,460
18-29 years	6,808
30-39 years	19,371
40-49 years	45,333
50-64 years	198,607
65-74 years	248,635
75-84 years	286,729
85 years and older	295,010

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February 2023

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United States

Survey time period

January 1, 2020 to February 1, 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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