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At the 2020 census Puerto Rico had a population of 3.3 million, down from 3.7 million in 2010. The highest population was reached around the year 2000 (3.8 million) and has been decreasing since, due to low fertility and emigration.
Like the rest of the world, including United States, Puerto Rico was unprepared for the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. [15] When compared to that of the United States , Puerto Rico's population was at higher risk of COVID-19 due to various additional factors such as an older population, higher levels of poverty, and greater dependence on public ...
The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. [2] The true COVID-19 death toll in the United States would therefore be higher than official reports, as modeled by a paper published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas . [ 3 ]
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Population change in Hispanic and Latino population from 2000 to 2010. As of 2010, Hispanic and Latinos were the fastest growing population demographic in the United States. As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos make up 18.7% of the total U.S. population (approximately 62 million out of a total
From 2019 to 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had contributed to approximately 61% of the decrease in life expectancy in the United States. [126] While increases in mortality from unintentional injuries , heart disease , homicide , and diabetes contributed to 11.7%, 5.8%, 2.9%, and 2.8% of the decrease in life expectancy from 2019 to 2020 ...
An overcount in Puerto Rico, the Census Bureau said, had initially put the 2020 population decline at 11.8% to nearly 3.3 million, but it may be closer to 3.1 million.
Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by U.S. state [8] On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, [9] and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency on January 31. [10]