NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data
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| Year | Week | Total Deaths | Number | % of Total | Baseline | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40 | 52,465 | 2,723 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 41 | 52,870 | 2,786 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 42 | 54,143 | 2,996 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 43 | 53,922 | 3,016 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 44 | 54,000 | 2,939 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 55,502 | 3,095 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 46 | 55,711 | 3,136 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 47 | 56,038 | 3,046 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 48 | 55,267 | 3,044 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 49 | 57,034 | 3,406 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 50 | 57,319 | 3,563 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 51 | 57,065 | 3,475 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 52 | 58,053 | 3,680 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 59,087 | 4,428 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 59,151 | 4,462 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 57,616 | 4,358 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 57,000 | 4,225 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 56,569 | 4,091 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 57,094 | 4,121 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 7 | 56,114 | 4,137 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 8 | 55,646 | 4,004 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 54,968 | 4,096 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 10 | 54,333 | 4,172 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 11 | 52,381 | 4,140 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| 2020 | 12 | 51,785 | 4,678 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 13 | 52,569 | 6,597 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 14 | 49,770 | 8,876 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 28,174 | 5,305 | 18.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
Data taken from NCHS Mortality Surveillance Data at the CDC on April 22, 2020.