Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the changes in life expectancy and years of life lost in 2020 associated with the covid-19 pandemic.

Design

Time series analysis.

Setting

37 upper-middle and high income countries or regions with reliable and complete mortality data.

Participants

Annual all cause mortality data from the Human Mortality Database for 2005-20, harmonised and disaggregated by age and sex.

Main outcome measures

Reduction in life expectancy was estimated as the difference between observed and expected life expectancy in 2020 using the Lee-Carter model. Excess years of life lost were estimated as the difference between the observed and expected years of life lost in 2020 using the World Health Organization standard life table.

Results

Reduction in l

SUBMITTER: Islam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature