The contribution of population age-sex structure to the excess mortality estimates of 2020–2021 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

The contribution of population age-sex structure to the excess mortality estimates of 2020–2021 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden

The Nordic countries offer an ideal case study of the COVID-19 pandemic due to their comparability, high data quality, and variable mitigations. We investigated the age- and sex-specific mortality patterns during 2020–2021 for the five Nordic countries and analysed the total age- and sex-adjusted ex...

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Main Authors: Kasper P. Kepp, Jonas Björk, Louise Emilsson, Tea Lallukka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
Excess deaths
Nordic countries
Age-specific death rates
Health demographics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827323000423

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