Estimated inequities in COVID-19 infection fatality rates by ethnicity for Aotearoa New Zealand

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Estimated inequities in COVID-19 infection fatality rates by ethnicity for Aotearoa New Zealand

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There is limited evidence as to how COVID-19 infection fatality rates (IFR) may vary by ethnicity. We combine demographic and health data for ethnic groupings in Aotearoa New Zealand with international data on IFR for different age groups to estimate inequities in IFR by ethnicity. We find that, if age is the dominant factor determining IFR, estimated IFR for Māori is around 50% higher than non-Māori. If underlying health conditions are more important than age per se, then estimated IFR for M...

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Journal article

Date created

2020-4-24

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Steyn, Nicholas / Binny, Rachelle / Hannah, Kate / Hendy, Shaun / James, Alex / Kukutai, Tahu / Lustig, Audrey / McLeod, Melissa / Plank, Michael / Ridings, Kannan / Sporle, Andrew

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/55625

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Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Betacoronavirus / COVID-19 / Child / Child, Preschool / Coronavirus Infections / Ethnic Groups / Female / Health Status Disparities / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn / Life Expectancy / Male / Middle Aged / New Zealand / Oceanic Ancestry Group / Pandemics / Pneumonia, Viral / SARS-CoV-2 / Survival Rate / Young Adult / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Medicine, General & Internal / General & Internal Medicine / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / Population & Society / Public Health / Aging / Prevention / Infectious Diseases / Generic Health Relevance / 2.4 Surveillance and distribution / 11 Medical and Health Sciences

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