Figure 1. Trends in UGIB-related mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2012 to 2021. Mortality rates are presented for decedent groups stratified by sex and age. UGIB: upper gastrointestinal bleeding; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
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Volume 16, Number 3, June 2023, pages 165-170
Trends of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Era: Estimates From the Centers for Disease Control WONDER Database
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| Variable | Mortality rate per 100,000 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| UGIB: upper gastrointestinal bleeding. | ||||||||||
| Overall | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Age, years | ||||||||||
| 25 - 44 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| 45 - 64 | 2.17 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.26 | 2.53 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 3.05 | 3.25 |
| 65 - 84 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 13.13 |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Female | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Male | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 |