All-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chennai, India: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India has been severely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to shortcomings in disease surveillance, the burden of mortality associated with COVID-19 remains poorly understood. We aimed to assess changes in mortality during the pandemic in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, using data on all-cause mortality within the district.

Methods

For this observational study, we analysed comprehensive death registrations in Chennai, from Jan 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021. We estimated expected mortality without the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by fitting models to observed mortality time series during the pre-pandemic period, with stratification by age and sex. Additionally, we considered three periods of interest: the first 4 weeks of India's first lockdown (March 24

SUBMITTER: Lewnard JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694707 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature