An analysis of excess mortality rates during COVID-19 pandemic in countries with aging populations Coronavirus Disease COVID LifeExpectancy Mortality Pandemic JAMANetworkOpen
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanOct 23 2022Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. In a recent JAMA Network Open study, researchers explore the association between excess mortality and economic factors, health, population, and well-being before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Despite Japan having one of the highest aging ratios, the number of excess deaths in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic was low. The current study investigates the factors that could explain the low number of excess deaths among the elderly in Japan due to SARS-CoV-2 infections. An ecological study design approach was employed to compare these covariates to the excess mortalities reported by the WHO between January 2020 and December 2021. Factors associated with excess mortality were screened using linear regression models, whereas the strength of the correlations was determined using the Pearson coefficient.
Excess mortality had weak associations with mortality rates in individuals aged five to 14 years and 15 to 60. No association with mortality rates was reported in the age of zero to five group.
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