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The United States counted the most deaths ever in 2020.

据统计，2020年，美国的死亡人数是有史以来最多的0N3[TH;@uDmN。

However, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict the number of deaths in 2021 will be even larger than in 2020.

然而，美国疾病控制与预防中心的统计数据预测，2021年的死亡人数将会比2020年更多C;]taS;@K,。

Robert Anderson keeps track of deaths for the CDC.

罗伯特·安德森在美国疾病控制与预防中心负责记录死亡人数TXOKZM~)g@~[pXTUg=nj。

He said when the numbers from November and December come in early next year, the deaths will be higher by about 15,000.

他说，虽然11月和12月的死亡人数要在明年年初才能统计出来，但死亡人数将会多出约1.5万人kb!v%ZdvXc5A~P。

The CDC numbers include all deaths, including those from natural causes like old age, plus accidents like car crashes or drug overdoses.

美国疾病控制与预防中心所统计的数据包括美国所有死亡人数，死亡原因包括自然原因，如衰老，以及车祸或药物过量等事故tv6Ke&ADJ0d~。

Anderson said the deaths from COVID-19 in 2020 reached about 351,000.

安德森说，2020年因新冠疫情造成的死亡人数约35.1万人B1DVcl7|1k。

This year, however, the new coronavirus could be responsible for about 370,000 deaths.

然而，今年，新冠疫情可能导致约37万人死亡Xxwee3uIyA9Mm。

COVID-19 is the nation's number three cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer.

新冠肺炎是美国第三大死亡原因，仅次于心脏病和癌症7&TkNYVNixZDEWEZ。

Experts also think the U.S. will set a record in 2021 for drug overdose deaths.

专家们还认为，在2021年，美国药物过量导致的死亡人数将创下纪录hcAvrC~)]h。

The number is expected to be more than 100,000 for the first time.

预计这一数字将首次超过10万DDIKqh%+|FGf_mTw,dc3。

Death statistics often increase from year to year.

死亡统计数字往往逐年增加oC~Q=HG&YFqi4[。

For example, there was an increase of 16,000 from 2018 to 2019.

例如，从2018年到2019年，增加了1.6万人kVChg.w0m6GljSnO。

However, the number of deaths in the last two years rose sharply because of COVID-19.

然而，过去两年的死亡人数因新冠疫情而大幅上升~vOV_aIRP([SZz+A_aR_。

Kenneth Johnson studies deaths at the University of New Hampshire.

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He said the U.S. had its smallest population gain in history between July 2020 and July 2021 because of the pandemic.

他说，由于疫情，在2020年7月至2021年7月期间，美国的人口增长是历史上最少的XvoLl|rV[!N2yFIgT。

When vaccines became widely available in the U.S. partway through 2021, officials hoped the number of deaths would slow.

当新冠疫苗在2021年中期在美国普及时，官员们希望死亡人数增长会放缓E0,B&zwpk=E。

However, because many Americans are still not vaccinated, people are still dying.

然而，由于许多美国人仍然没有接种疫苗，人们仍然在死亡Ohu_@Q)arZ]=!qApGaC1。

The CDC says only about 65 percent of the eligible U.S. population is vaccinated.

美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，只有大约65%的符合条件的美国人接种了疫苗AB7[(va#)ax7。

Ali Mokdad studies deaths at the University of Washington.

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He said the combination of new, easier-to-spread versions of COVID-19 plus the large number of unvaccinated people made the number of deaths higher than expected in 2021.

他说，新的、更容易传播的新冠病毒毒株加上大量未接种疫苗的人，使得2021年的死亡人数高于预期Yj-gp^5U|*K7kRK。

I'm Dan Friedell.

丹·弗里德尔为您播报HV~HeVyMxPBztA+9。

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