Excess all-cause deaths stratified by sex and age in Peru: a time series analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, we estimated excess all-cause deaths and excess death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in 25 Peruvian regions, stratified by sex and age group.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Twenty-five Peruvian regions with complete mortality data.

Participants

Annual all-cause official mortality data set from SINADEF (Sistema Informático Nacional de Defunciones) at the Ministry of Health of Peru for 2017-2020, disaggregated by age and sex.

Main outcome measures

Excess deaths and excess death rates (observed deaths vs expected deaths) in 2020 by sex and age (0-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and ≥80 years) were estimated using P-score. The ORs for excess mortality were summarised with a random-effects meta-analysis.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Soto MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature