Dataset Information

Disparities in COVID-19 mortality in the United States, 2020-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected various demographics and regions in the United States. Understanding disparities in COVID-19 mortality is essential for promoting health equity and guiding future responses.

Objective

To examine demographic and regional disparities in age-adjusted and proportionate COVID-19 mortality in the US from 2020 to 2023.

Design, setting, and participants

In this repeated cross-sectional study, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) multiple causes of death database were used to analyze death certificates from 2020 to 2023 for COVID-19-related mortality among persons aged ≥ 15 years in the U.S.