Inequitable distribution of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea, 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study analyzed inequities in excess mortality according to region and socioeconomic position to explain the distribution of excess mortality in Korea in 2020.

Methods

We acquired weekly all-cause mortality data from January 2015 to December 2020 from (1) the National Health Insurance Database and (2) Vital Statistics. Excess mortality for 2020 was calculated by comparing the weekly observed and expected deaths from the same period (2015-2019) using quasi-Poisson regression.

Results

An inequitable distribution of excess mortality was identified. The estimated excess mortality in Korea was -29,112 (95% confidence interval, -29,832 to -28,391), corresponding to -55 per 100,000, and the ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths was 0.91. Negative excess

SUBMITTER: Kim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089707 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature