Alaskans’ life expectancy dropped and death rate rose in 2021, with the difference driven mostly by COVID-19. Aside from COVID, death and disease statistics were mostly similar to the year before. (From the AlaskaBeacon)
In 2021, 762 Alaskans died of COVID-19, and another 79 Alaskans died with COVID-19 as a contributing factor, the report said. That compares to 2020, the first year of the pandemic, when 182 Alaskans died from the disease and another 15 died with COVID-19 as a contributing factor.
. U.S. life expectancy fell to 76.1 years from 77 years in 2020, with the decline driven by COVID-19, according to the CDC. It was the second consecutive year of declining life expectancy, from 79 years in 2019, according to the CDC. One difference between the years, in addition to the pandemic-caused deaths, were noticeable increases in alcohol-related and drug-related fatalities in 2021, according to the report.
. There were 4,184 inpatient hospitalizations for COVID-19 in 2021, compared to 1,629 in 2020, and the intensive care unit total of 2,167 was more than twice the total for 2020. Costs for treating COVID-19 in Alaska hospitals totaled about $595 million in 2021, up from $195 million in 2020, with an average per-patient charge of $142,095 compared to $119,579 in 2020. The average COVID-19 hospital stay was 9.2 days in 2021, compared to the 2020 average of 8.2 days.
Total births in Alaska, as reported by the state Division of Public Health, have declined every year since 2017.
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COVID-19 pushed Alaska's death rate higher and life expectancy lower in 2021 - Alaska BeaconAlaskans’ life expectancy dropped and death rate rose in 2021, with COVID-19 ranking as the third-highest cause of death during the year, according to the Vital Statistics Annual Report. (via AlaskaBeacon)
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