Across regions: Are most COVID-19 deaths above or below life expectancy?

URL

https://www.germs.ro/en/Articles/Across-regions-Are-most-COVID-19-deaths-above-or-below-life-expectancy--1340

Authors

Rondy J. Malik

Published Date

February 12, 2021

Publication

Germs

Key Excerpts

"Abstract

Methods: Through seven months of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, an association between life expectancy and COVID-19 related deaths was assessed. The reported age of those suffering from COVID-19-related deaths was evaluated across eight countries (United States, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland), and placed into binary categories depending on whether or not the death occurred above or below the country’s life expectancy.

Results: Given this dataset, it was observed that there was a greater proportion of COVID related deaths above life expectancy (M=64.58%, SD=6.46) as opposed to below life expectancy (M=35.41%, SD=6.46), as these differences were significant (95%CI [18.518, 42.881], p<0.001)."

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Topics

aging risk factor,at risk populations,COVID-19,health statistics