As mortality lingers - early 2022 trends for biggest contributors to human mortality excluding COVID-19 - are not subsiding as anyone would hope. Death due to diabetes, Alzheimer's, Heart and Cerebrovascular have started the year out ahead of or close to 2020-2021 levels. Something known as "Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)" has moved aggressively up and to the right. mortality has increased among the 25-44 year old cohorts, mostly as a result of the aforementioned conditions.
It all adds up to persistent headwinds for chronic care providers, made worse by ongoing labor shortages. You can access replay here.
Timestamps:
0:00 - 2:00 Overview and Introduction 2:01 - 5:39 All Cause Mortality, 2014-2022 and explanation of CDC Wonder Data 5:40 - 7:55 Non COVID-19 Excess Mortality 7:55 - 10:00 Excess Mortality by Age Cohort, anomalous trends in 25-44 year old 10:00 - 21:08 Major causes of death, Septicemia, Neoplasms, Diabetes, Alzheimer's, Influenza, Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, Nephritis, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified. 21:09 - 24:14 Major Driver of Excess Deaths, Diseases of the Heart, Cerebrovascular Disease 24:14 - 25.26 Excess deaths in 25-44 year old cohort 25:43 - 29:07 Cause of death among younger cohorts 28:08 - 35:42 Dearth of data on drivers of excess deaths, access care, confounding symptoms, Seattle Children's Study on vaccine adverse effects, trust in vaccines and ongoing uptake of vaccines and boosters, |
Emily Evans
Managing Director – Health Policy
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