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We identified 1760 coccidioidomycosis-attributable deaths (AAMR = 0.75; 0.72\u20130.79). Most occurred in 55\u201374-year-olds (43.9%; corresponding AAMR = 1.72; 1.59\u20131.84). Males had a 2.69-fold increased AAMR versus females and American Indian or Alaska Native individuals had a 4.28-fold increased rate versus White individuals. Hispanics had a higher AAMR than the overall population (AAMR = 1.92; 1.76\u20132.08). AAMRs increased from 0.52 in 2019 to 0.79\u20130.94 in later years. Most (89.7%) death certificates were from endemic states, with Arizona having the highest AAMR. Seven hundred and thirteen certificates (40.5%) listed coccidioidomycosis as the primary cause of death, with 43.8% coded for pulmonary, 34.9% coded for disseminated, and 21.3% coded for unspecified coccidioidomycosis. Diabetes, COVID-19, and human immunodeficiency virus were more frequent on certificates with coccidioidomycosis versus without (RR range = 1.47\u201317.20). Mortality remained closely tied to demographic and geographic factors identified in prior studies, with county-level mapping revealing high-burden areas for targeted intervention. Coccidioidomycosis-attributable AAMRs rose over time, possibly influenced by concurrent COVID-19 infection. Only 40% of death certificates listed it as the primary cause, indicating that most patients experience chronic infection rather than death directly from the disease. These findings suggest the need for heightened clinical awareness of coccidioidomycosis, along with earlier diagnosis and prompt initiation of antifungal treatment in these high-risk groups.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jof11110766","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,24]],"date-time":"2025-10-24T08:53:25Z","timestamp":1761296005000},"page":"766","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Coccidioidomycosis-Attributable Death in the United States: An Analysis of Cases Reported on Death Certificates, 2018\u20132023"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Huiqiao","family":"Fan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6203-5693","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fariba","family":"Donovan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Valley Fever Center for Excellence, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9986-2326","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Belinda","family":"Lovelace","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Economics and Outcomes Research, F2G Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4868-7158","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Craig I.","family":"Coleman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e112","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/ciw360","article-title":"2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis","volume":"63","author":"Galgiani","year":"2016","journal-title":"Clin. 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