Mortality in Massachusetts, California, and the USA

Civic-minded individuals may want to understand why all-cause mortality has been far higher in California (and most other states) than Massachusetts since COVID-19 began. This is particularly true for the 25-44 age bracket (see first graph and bar chart) and appears unrelated to the introduction of vaccines in 2021.

For 25-44 years age and compared to the pre-2020 baseline, MA has 14% excess deaths, CA has 58%, and the USA have 43% during the COVID-19 era (first graph below). Why do CA and other states persistently have several times higher excess mortality for this age group?  The unexplained difference amounts to tens of thousands of lives.

Although Massachusetts is said to have one of the highest COVID-19 per-capita mortality rates in the USA, all-cause numbers indicate that the opposite is true. Perhaps the state’s quality of medical schools is responsible.

The next chart shows a ranking of US jurisdictions (including excess percentage and number):

Some less-populated jurisdictions (e.g. Wyoming, Vermont) have very large excess (668% and 420%), indicating possible reporting issues. [Update: this is a data artifact explained here.]

Update: A similar pattern of increased under-45 mortality has been found in Canada. Medical errors (iatrogenic harm) may be a culprit. The Epoch Times has written about non-COVID mortality increases, bringing them to the attention of the CDC and White House.

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