Inequality in mortality according to regional deprivation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vulnerability to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is significantly greater in regions with lower socioeconomic status (SES). However, detailed analyses of regional socioeconomic disparities have rarely been conducted in Korea. This study aimed to identify and compare mortality inequalities associated with regional SES across different areas of Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Using cause-of-death statistics from 2020 to 2022, we calculated age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) for total mortality, COVID-19 mortality, and pneumonia mortality. The SES of each region was assessed using the regional deprivation index. Additionally, we calculated the rate difference, rate ratio, slope index of inequality (SII), and relative index of inequality (RII) fo

SUBMITTER: Moon MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12425694 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature