Covid-19 is the 7th Leading Cause of Death for 2020

Updated May 13th

2017 Yearly Stats (CDC Fast Stats)
Number of deaths: 2,813,503
#1 Heart disease: 647,457
#2 Cancer: 599,108
#3 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
#4 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
#5 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
#6 Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
#7 Covid-19: 83,713 U.S. deaths as of noon, 13 May 2020
#8 Diabetes: 83,564
#9 Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
#10 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633
#11 Intentional self-harm: 47,173

2017 Calculated Daily Stats
2017 Average daily deaths, all causes: 7708
Subtotal of heart disease and cancer: 3415
2020 COVID deaths: 2,112 daily average last 30 days.
Heart disease: 1774
Cancer: 1641
Accidents: 466
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 439
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 401
Alzheimer’s disease: 333
Diabetes: 229
Influenza and Pneumonia: 153
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 139
Intentional self-harm: 129

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2 Responses to Covid-19 is the 7th Leading Cause of Death for 2020

  1. Matt says:

    This period that we are in now could be mirrored to our Lord Jesus being in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of Holy Thursday.

    • Ron Conte says:

      Not yet, i think. Recall that Jesus was praised as He entered Jerusalem, and a week or so later He was crucified. Hosanna! became Crucify Him rather quickly. The Consolation and Miracle will be the Hosanna! and then the tribulation begins not long afterward, and people will have their faith in God challenged.

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