Quoting recent data from the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Reuters News writes that Covid-19 was the third leading cause of US deaths in 2021, after the heart (first) and cancer (second) diseases. This rate was reportedly second year in row contributing to above 460K total deaths.

Referring to CDC data, CNN Health writes “The overall age-adjusted death rate for all causes in the US was about 1% higher in 2021 that in was in 2020, but the death rate from Covid-19 increased by nearly 20%. Demographic patterns in 2021 were similar to 2020, with overall death rates highest for Black people and American Indians and Alaskan Natives.”

The results of both studies highlight the need for greater effort to implement effective interventions. We must work to ensure equal treatment in all communities in proportion to their need for effective interventions that can prevent excess COVID-19 deaths.

– The CDC said in a statement (source: CNN Health)

During 2021, Covid deaths were reportedly highest among ages 85 and older, and lowest among children aged 5 to 14 years old.

• Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, CDC reports
• Provisional Mortality Data — United States, 2021
• COVID-19 third leading cause of death again in 2021- U.S. study

The researchers reportedly determined the deaths figures by “analyzing death certificate data for deaths occurring among residents in the United States during January to December last year” writes Reuters.

Disparities in Covid-19 death rates reportedly decreased for most racial and ethnic groups in 2021 compared to the first year of the pandemic relative to death rates for multiracial people, writes CNN Health.