The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on cause-specific mortality patterns: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cause-specific mortality should be a priority, as this metric allows for a detailed analysis of the true burden of the pandemic. The aim of this systematic literature review is to estimate the impact of the pandemic on different causes of death, providing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the phenomenon.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Scopus, and ProQuest for studies that reported cause-specific mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, extracting relevant data.

Results

A total of 2413 articles were retrieved, and after screening 22 were selected for data extraction. Cause-specific mortality results were reported using different units of measurement. The most frequently analyzed cause of death was c

SUBMITTER: Sanmarchi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9510758 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature