Years of life lost due to deaths of despair and COVID-19 in the United States in 2020: patterns of excess mortality by gender, race and ethnicity

• Main Authors: Parker Entrup (Author), Leon Brodsky (Author), Candice Trimble (Author), Stephanie Garcia (Author), Nasra Mohamed (Author), Megan Deaner (Author), J. P. Martell (Author), Julie Teater (Author), Ayana Jordan (Author), Jeanette M. Tetrault (Author), O. Trent Hall (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2020 COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States. Increases in suicides, overdoses, and alcohol related deaths were seen-which make up deaths of despair. How deaths of despair compare to COVID-19 across racial, ethnic, and gender subpopulations is relati...