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Table 2 Number of deaths, race years of life lost and mean age at death for COVID-19 and deaths of despair including unintentional drug overdose, alcohol-induced causes of death, and suicide in the US in 2020

From: 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

Racial Group / CoD

YLL

YLL per 100 k

Incident Deaths

ID per 100 k

Mean Age (SD)

Native American / Native Alaskan

 COVID-19

83,468.98

1944

4,488

105

67.22 (15.13)

 Deaths of Despair

46,798.60

1090

1,148

27

41.26 (13.76)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

41,820.96

974

1,025

24

39.51 (12.11)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

972.58

23

33

1

51.98 (14.70)

 Suicide

4,005.06

93

90

2

32.29 (14.32)

Asian

 COVID-19

165,659.39

828

12,884

64

75.99 (13.62)

 Deaths of Despair

102,774.64

514

2,820

14

45.18 (16.66)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

33,594.98

168

844

4

40.26 (15.32)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

18,727.10

94

638

3

51.57 (14.41)

 Suicide

50,452.56

252

1,338

7

43.72 (19.76)

Black

 COVID-19

891,362.53

2002

57,806

130

71.71(14.34)

 Deaths of Despair

771,062.68

1732

22,309

50

45.39(14.06)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

507,295.39

1139

14,489

33

45.21(13.79)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

116,896.24

263

4,426

10

55.11(11.84)

 Suicide

146,871.05

330

3,394

8

35.87(16.21)

Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian

 COVID-19

15,863.43

1880

721

85

62.53(15.49)

 Deaths of Despair

8,771.97

1040

219

26

41.54(13.93)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

3,794.33

450

96

11

40.34(12.69)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

972.58

115

33

4

51.98(14.70)

 Suicide

4,005.06

475

90

11

32.29(14.32)

White

 COVID-19

3,229,011.85

1290

273,658

109

77.52 (13.24)

 Deaths of Despair

4,935,063.35

1972

147,441

59

48.58 (15.08)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

2,520,547.52

1007

65,938

26

42.30 (13.22)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

1,088,444.54

435

41,678

17

55.90 (12.41)

 Suicide

1,326,071.29

93

39,825

16

47.55 (18.81)

More than one race

 COVID-19

20,332.50

214

1,274

13

71.20 (15.08)

 Deaths of Despair

95,859.31

1010

2,305

24

39.84 (13.66)

 Unintentional Drug Overdose

49,695.70

523

1,166

12

37.08 (13.42)

 Alcohol Induced CoD

13,947.03

147

438

5

49.33 (12.85)

 Suicide

32,216.58

339

701

7

33.11 (14.64)