"The underlying cause of death is the condition that began the chain of events that ultimately led to the person's death," Dr.
It is rare for people not to have multiple medical issues at death. Someone with heart problems can still be killed by COVID-19, and the death certificate could mention both as contributing.Įxperts say it's not surprising that so few people who died from COVID-19 had no underlying conditions listed on their death certificates. A death isn't excluded from the COVID-19 tally just because the person was obese or had diabetes or dementia. Admitting that their numbers are so (expletive) that they are off by a whopping 94%," said a post being shared on Facebook Monday.īut such claims misrepresent the data. "CDC just backpedaled (quietly) and adjusted the U.S. The posts used the 6% figure to claim the U.S. Social media users over the weekend posted an older screenshot of the data that showed 153,504 deaths. 26, the CDC said, there were 161,332 deaths where COVID-19 was listed on the death certificate. Among those deaths, there were, on average, 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death, the public health agency said.Īs of Aug. The other 94% list COVID-19 and other conditions together. For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned, the CDC notes. The CDC data table is based on an analysis of death certificates that mention COVID-19 as a cause. The conditions included high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, as well as problems that are caused by COVID-19 itself, such as respiratory failure and pneumonia. The posts, which received hundreds of thousands of shares online, were based on a regularly updated CDC data table showing underlying conditions for those who died of COVID-19. President Donald Trump was among those who tweeted the information, which was later taken down by Twitter for violating platform rules.
The term "Only 6%" trended widely on Twitter over the weekend as supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory promoted tweets that falsely suggested the CDC had updated its records to show that only 6% of U.S.
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