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December 8, 2025Blood

Trends and disparities in anemia and pneumonia-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2023: A CDC wonder database analysis

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AMAli MuhammadAFAlina FatimaMPMuhammad Rafay Paracha

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Retrospective analysis shows mortality rates for anemia and pneumonia declined in older adults, indicating significant disparities by race and region.

Key Points

  • This study evaluates trends and disparities in anemia and pneumonia-related mortality among U.S. adults aged 65 and older from 1999 to 2023.
  • Retrospective analysis of death certificate data from the CDC WONDER database
  • Inclusion of anemia and pneumonia as contributing causes of death using ICD-10 codes
  • Calculation of age-adjusted mortality rates and annual percent changes using Joinpoint regression software
  • Stratification of results by race and census region
  • 106,982 anemia and pneumonia-related deaths recorded in adults aged ≥ 65 years from 1999 to 2023
  • Declining overall age-adjusted mortality rates observed, with the highest rates present among men and non-Hispanic Black adults
  • Disparities noted among racial groups and census regions, with differences in mortality rates and rates of decrease.

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Muhammad et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f484fa91c937236d6fdhttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-8003
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