Racial disparities for COVID19 mortality in Georgia: Spatial analysis by age based on excess deaths.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study uses multiple measures of excess deaths to analyze racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality across Georgia.

Methods

The Georgia Department of Public Health provided monthly mortality data for 2010-2020 stratified by race/ethnicity, age, county, and recorded cause of death. We first calculate crude mortality rates by health district during the time period for all groups for March through June for our historical period to identify significant time-series outliers in 2020 distinguishable from general trend variations. We then calculate the mean and standard deviation of mortality rates by age and racial subgroup to create historic confidence intervals that contextualize rates in 2020. Lastly, we use risk ratios to identify disparities in mortality betwee

SUBMITTER: Shannon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734109 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature