Age and covid fatality

Development Studies Research

S. Subramanian¹ 

[1] Independent Researcher; formerly, Professor: Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, Indi;

关键词: D31;    D63;    I14;    I31;    I32;    Covid mortality;    age-distribution;    measurement;    mortality indicator;    case fatality rate;    inequality;    poverty;   

DOI  :  10.1080/21665095.2021.1967769

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY