Native Americans experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic disease, employment in frontline jobs, and limited access to quality health care.
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Officials say COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in America, accounting for 1 in 8 deaths in 2020 and 2021. Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans were hardest-hit, but United States lost more years from life expectancy than peer countries. Pandemic killed less than cancer and heart disease, but more than accidents and stroke. Researchers say people were afraid to get care and vaccinations didn’t overcome the whole issue. The numbers don’t include omicron.
In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.
In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.
In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.
In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.
NEW YORK—2021 was the deadliest year in US history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad. The main reason for the increase in deaths? Covid-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work on death statistics. The…