학술논문
A comparison of excess deaths by UK country and region during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Document Type
Report
Author
Source
European Journal of Public Health. April, 2024, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p411, 4 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
1101-1262
Abstract
We compare the impact of the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of age-standardized mortality by sex, UK country, and English region. Each wave is defined as lasting 26weeks and are consecutive beginning in 2020week 11. The expected rate is estimated from 2015 to 2019 mean and the projected mortality trend from the same period are used to estimate excess mortality. By both measures, excess mortality was highest and lowest in regions of England, London and the South-West, respectively. Excess mortality was consistently higher for males than females.
Introduction The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon all-cause mortality in the UK is assessed through excess deaths based on weekly death registrations for 52 weeks starting from 2020 week [...]
Introduction The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon all-cause mortality in the UK is assessed through excess deaths based on weekly death registrations for 52 weeks starting from 2020 week [...]