Interesting USA Facts

 Nearly one out of every 715 people in the US died from coronavirus in 2021. That's 464,000 people. 

In 2021, 34 million Americans tested positive for COVID-19, up 70% from 20 million in 2020. As of January 31, 2022, 75% of the population had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine. Twenty-seven percent had received a booster shot. Personal healthcare spending was $3.4 trillion in 2020, a 4.5% increase from 2019. Twenty-eight million Americans (8.6% of the population) did not have health insurance in 2020, up from 8% in 2019. Preliminary data shows that 3.4 million people died in 2021, 13% more than in 2019. The top three causes — heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19 — accounted for 50% of deaths. The federal government spent $141 billion on public health in 2021 — a 21% decrease from 2020, but more than double its 2019 public health spending.