Total, sex and age-specific excess mortality during 2020 in 20 countries part of the C-MOR consortium
| Autor: | CA Demetriou, S Achilleos, A Quattrocchi, N Nicolaou, J Gabel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Public Health. 32 |
| ISSN: | 1464-360X 1101-1262 |
| Popis: | Nationally published COVID-19 mortality estimates might underestimate the actual mortality burden attributed to COVID-19. Estimations of excess all-cause mortality can provide more accurate estimates of the toll of the pandemic. This study aims to estimate the overall, sex and age-specific excess all-cause mortality in 20 countries, during 2020. Total, sex and age-specific weekly all-cause death counts for 2015-2020 were extracted from national vital statistics databases. Percent excess mortality for 2020 was calculated by comparing average weekly 2020 mortality rates against average weekly mortality rates from the past five years (2015-2019). Comparisons were performed for the total population, per sex, and per age groups ( Key messages • Excess mortality burden during the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionally affected specific countries, and even within countries specific sex and age groups. • Further investigation into the determinants of excess mortality is needed to suggest steps to strengthen health resilience in the countries and target population groups impacted the most. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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