Sex and age differences in COVID-19 mortality in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine the magnitude of sex differences in survival from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe across age groups and regions. We hypothesized that men have a higher mortality than women at any given age but that sex differences will decrease with age as only the healthiest men survive to older ages.

Methods

We used population data from the Institut National D'Études Démographiques on cumulative deaths due to COVID-19 from February to June 2020 in 10 European regions: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. For each region, we calculated cumulative mortality rates stratified by age and sex and corresponding relative risks for men vs. women.

Results

The relative risk of dying from COVID

SUBMITTER: Ahrenfeldt LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755064 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature