Category: Mortality

Compared to Peer Countries, the U.S. Had the Highest Rate of Mortality Among People Under Age 65 and Potential Years of Life Lost in 2020 Due to the Pandemic

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Coronavirus (COVID-19), health costs, International Comparisons, Kaiser Family Foundation, Mortality, Peterson-KFF
April 8, 2021

A new KFF issue brief examines 2020 data on excess mortality – the number of deaths above what is expected in a typical year – and finds that among similarly large and wealthy nations, the United States had the highest premature excess mortality …

COVID-19 is the Number One Cause of Death in the U.S. in Early 2021

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Coronavirus (COVID-19), health costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Mortality, Peterson-KFF
January 29, 2021

A updated issue brief examines the most recent data on deaths from COVID-19 and other causes, and finds that COVID-19 is currently the number one cause of death in the United States. As of February 20, 2021, an average of more than 2,400 people per day…

Analysis: COVID-19 Ranks as a Top 3 Leading Cause of Death in the U.S., Higher than in Almost All Other Peer Countries

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Coronavirus (COVID-19), health costs, International Comparisons, Kaiser Family Foundation, Mortality, Peterson-KFF
October 22, 2020

A new KFF analysis examines leading causes of death and mortality rates in the United States and comparable countries. The U.S. has a higher COVID-19 mortality rate than many of its peer countries, with COVID-19 ranking as the nation’s third-leading ca…

The Pandemic’s Effect on the Widening Gap in Mortality Rate between the U.S. and Peer Countries

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Coronavirus (COVID-19), health costs, International Comparisons, Kaiser Family Foundation, Mortality, Peterson-KFF
October 22, 2020

A new KFF brief looks at where COVID-19 falls as a leading cause of death in the U.S. compared to similarly large and wealthy countries. The analysis finds that COVID-19 mortality rates are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., a ranking shared…

What Do We Know About Infant Mortality in the U.S. and Comparable Countries?

An updated slideshow examines infant mortality rates in the United States, including variations by race and ethnicity and comparisons with similar countries.