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Table 1.

Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) for pyogenic arthritis among adults aged ≥ 25 years in the United States from 1999 to 2020

Year	Deaths	Population	AAMR	95% CI
1999	385	180,408,769	2.17	1.96–2.39
2000	458	181,984,640	2.56	2.33–2.80
2001	478	184,305,128	2.62	2.39–2.86
2002	464	186,208,028	2.52	2.29–2.75
2003	500	188,090,429	2.67	2.44–2.91
2004	494	190,205,384	2.60	2.37–2.83
2005	492	192,551,384	2.50	2.28–2.72
2006	531	195,019,359	2.67	2.44–2.90
2007	526	197,403,777	2.60	2.37–2.82
2008	516	199,795,090	2.48	2.26–2.90
2009	522	202,107,016	2.48	2.27–2.70
2010	563	203,891,983	2.62	2.40–2.84
2011	681	206,592,936	3.05	2.82–3.28
2012	631	208,826,037	2.80	2.58–3.02
2013	714	211,085,314	3.04	2.81–3.26
2014	759	213,809,280	3.22	2.99–3.45
2015	722	216,553,817	2.99	2.77–3.21
2016	787	218,641,417	3.22	2.99–3.44
2017	813	221,447,331	3.22	2.99–3.44
2018	940	223,311,190	3.62	3.39–3.86
2019	982	224,981,167	3.72	3.48–3.95
2020	1,007	226,635,013	3.78	3.54–4.01
Total	13,965	4,473,854,489	2.94	2.89–2.99

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Author contributions

UQ: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. MA: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft. FN and EM: Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft.

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