Demography, sanitation and previous disease prevalence associate with COVID-19 deaths across Indian States.

ABSTRACT: The severity of COVID-19 has varied across regions, with a disproportionately higher case-fatality ratio in developed nations. In India, states with higher income have reported more COVID-19 related deaths compared to lower-income states. Understanding the underlying factors such as demographics, disease burden, urbanization, and sanitation can help in designing better public health policies to mitigate future pandemics. The objective of this study is to identify key predictors of COVID-19 mortality across Indian states by examining the role of disease prevalence, demographics, urbanization, and sanitation. We analysed data from the Global Burden of Diseases India 2019 and the National Health Profile 2019, correlating them with COVID-19 mortality during two peak periods of the pandemic. Sp

SUBMITTER: Chatterjee B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11937543 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature