Percentage of people who died from COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020, by presence of underlying health condition and gender*
Characteristic
Male
Female
All patients
6%
4.8%
Patients with an underlying health condition
22.4%
16.8%
Patients without an underlying health condition
1.7%
1.5%
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* Based on 1,320,488
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases individually reported
to CDC during January 22–May 30, 2020.
Death outcomes were known for 480,565 (36%) patients. Among 71,116 reported deaths through case surveillance, the status of underlying health conditions was known for 40,243
(57%) patients.
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Share of U.S. COVID-19 patients who died from Jan 22-May 30, 2020, by gender
It was estimated that around 6 percent of males and 4.8 percent of females who had COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 died from the disease. Deaths due to COVID-19 are much higher among those with underlying health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, or diabetes. This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. who had COVID-19 from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who died, by gender.
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 19, 2020). Percentage of people who died from COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020, by presence of underlying health condition and gender* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1127634/covid-19-mortality-by-gender-us/
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