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US Death Rate Rose by 15% in 2020
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US Death Rate Rose by 15% in 2020

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Mar 15, 2021
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Covid-19 triggered a 15% estimated spike in the mortality rate for 2020, according to the CDC. This jump would mark the largest single-year increase since 1918.

—Politico

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