COVID-19 vs. Other Common Causes of Death in 2020

Last year, deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in New Hampshire outnumbered lots of other kinds of fatalities, including overdoses, heart failure and motor vehicle accidents.

Please note: This chart is not meant to show all top causes of death, only to provide perspective on how COVID-19 deaths compared to other frequent causes of death in 2020.

Sources: COVID-19 death totals come from the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services. Overdose death totals come from the N.H. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Homicide totals come from the N.H. Attorney General's Office. All other totals come from the N.H. Division of Vital Records.

Chart: NHPR