Age and covid fatality
It is widely acknowledged that the distribution of Covid cases and that of Covid deaths by age constitute a factor that deserves to be taken into account in assessing and comparing quantitative indicators of Covid-related mortality. The single most widely employed measure of Covid mortality is the s...
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| description | It is widely acknowledged that the distribution of Covid cases and that of Covid deaths by age constitute a factor that deserves to be taken into account in assessing and comparing quantitative indicators of Covid-related mortality. The single most widely employed measure of Covid mortality is the so-called Case Fatality Rate (CFR), which is just the ratio of Covid deaths to Covid cases. The CFR is essentially a measure of central tendency. The present note outlines a procedure, drawing on the standard literature on income inequality, for deriving a measure of Covid mortality which supplements information on average mortality with information on its dispersion across a population’s age cohorts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cc34a8863a34c53a59e7014b881c5262022-12-21T18:44:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupDevelopment Studies Research2166-50952021-01-018123624310.1080/21665095.2021.19677691967769Age and covid fatalityS. Subramanian0Independent Researcher; formerly, Professor: Madras Institute of Development StudiesIt is widely acknowledged that the distribution of Covid cases and that of Covid deaths by age constitute a factor that deserves to be taken into account in assessing and comparing quantitative indicators of Covid-related mortality. The single most widely employed measure of Covid mortality is the so-called Case Fatality Rate (CFR), which is just the ratio of Covid deaths to Covid cases. The CFR is essentially a measure of central tendency. The present note outlines a procedure, drawing on the standard literature on income inequality, for deriving a measure of Covid mortality which supplements information on average mortality with information on its dispersion across a population’s age cohorts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2021.1967769d31d63i14i31i32 |
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