Flourish hat tip bill sweet this is a mind blowing animation showing that as of april 8th the covid 19 virus has risen to be the single leading daily cause of death in america note not year to date or accumulated but daily. Us daily average cause of death source. Wef the uk is among several countries that have begun lifting lockdown amid.
Data from the world economic forum shows how covid 19 compares to other major diseases and causes of death picture. Causes of death worldwide till 31 may 2020. Global deaths due to various causes and covid 19 in 2020 by mark perry on 1 jun 2020 template credits bar chart race by flourish team.
Even though the coronavirus pandemic continues to take lives across the united states covid 19 has not become the leading cause of death in the nation the centers for disease control and. Typically the two leading causes of death in. We compared those averages to the current us death toll from covid 19.
An icon of the world globe indicating different international options. Five months into 2020 the novel coronavirus left behind every other disease to become the top reason. On january 1 2020 the biggest cause behind worldwide deaths was an age old disease malaria.
