09-12-2020, 05:09 AM
If you want to see the breakdown by age and comorbidities, look at (I used the 9/9 weekly report)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid...orbidities
The data file has the numbers by state (and I think is available by week).
There are clearly different comorbidities that are more relevant to the younger crowd. For instance there are more COVID-related deaths in the 25-34yo age group than in the 85yo group where obesity was a contributing factor. Not just a higher percentage, but the raw number is higher.
I found nothing surprising when looking at a measure of the TOTAL number of contributing factors mentioned in an age group divided by the total deaths in the age group. (Total respiratory & total circulatory conditions had multiple conditions, potentially resulting in a TOTAL measure > 100%)
Total respiratory conditions were pretty much the same over all the age groups with a slight, broad peak in the 55-64yo age group.
Total circulatory conditions increased monotonically with age (37% 0-24; 75% 85+ NOTE this does not mean that 37% of 0-24 had circulatory problems. There were 7 circulatory conditions that contributed to this measure.).
Hypertension conditions climbed to 65-74 and flattened out.
Ischemic heart disease, Cardiac arrhythmia, Heart failure climbed with age.
Cardiac arrest was flat from 0-24 to 55-64 and it tailed off a little beyond that.
Other diseases of the circulatory system were more prevalent in the younger age groups and then flattened out.
Sepsis had a broad peak at 45-54.
Diabetes had a broad peak at 45-64.
Obesity declined with age.
Alzheimers and vascular & unspecified dementia kicks in about 65 and climbed with age.
Renal failure had a broad peak from 45-74.
Intentional & unintentional injuries, poisoning & other adverse events was most important for the youngest age group and fell with age, except for 85+ which increased some.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid...orbidities
The data file has the numbers by state (and I think is available by week).
There are clearly different comorbidities that are more relevant to the younger crowd. For instance there are more COVID-related deaths in the 25-34yo age group than in the 85yo group where obesity was a contributing factor. Not just a higher percentage, but the raw number is higher.
I found nothing surprising when looking at a measure of the TOTAL number of contributing factors mentioned in an age group divided by the total deaths in the age group. (Total respiratory & total circulatory conditions had multiple conditions, potentially resulting in a TOTAL measure > 100%)
Total respiratory conditions were pretty much the same over all the age groups with a slight, broad peak in the 55-64yo age group.
Total circulatory conditions increased monotonically with age (37% 0-24; 75% 85+ NOTE this does not mean that 37% of 0-24 had circulatory problems. There were 7 circulatory conditions that contributed to this measure.).
Hypertension conditions climbed to 65-74 and flattened out.
Ischemic heart disease, Cardiac arrhythmia, Heart failure climbed with age.
Cardiac arrest was flat from 0-24 to 55-64 and it tailed off a little beyond that.
Other diseases of the circulatory system were more prevalent in the younger age groups and then flattened out.
Sepsis had a broad peak at 45-54.
Diabetes had a broad peak at 45-64.
Obesity declined with age.
Alzheimers and vascular & unspecified dementia kicks in about 65 and climbed with age.
Renal failure had a broad peak from 45-74.
Intentional & unintentional injuries, poisoning & other adverse events was most important for the youngest age group and fell with age, except for 85+ which increased some.