If you look at the historical death rate over the years and especially the growth rate year by year over the last several years we actually had a smaller growth rate in deaths then some previous years. Which means less people are dying then previous years even with this virus.

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U.S. Death Rate 1950-2021 | MacroTrends

Chart and table of the U.S. death rate from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.