: Data highlights that non-white populations continue to experience higher excess mortality rates even as overall numbers decline, reflecting persistent gaps in healthcare access and systemic stressors. 4. Shifts in Where Death Occurs Why Are COVID-19 Deaths Falling even as Cases are Rising?
: Improved clinical management, including the use of corticosteroids and less invasive respiratory support, has made hospital stays far more survivable than in 2020. 3. Persistent Disparities and High-Risk Groups What Changing Death Rates Tell Us About COVID-19
: By 2024, COVID-19 dropped out of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S., falling to 15th place after being the 3rd leading cause in 2020 and 2021. : Data highlights that non-white populations continue to