Change in mortality rates of respiratory disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expert Rev Respir Med
; 15(8): 1083-1088, 2021 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1159749
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study explored the change in mortality rates of respiratory disease during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.METHODS:
Death data of registered residents of Suzhou from 2014 to 2020 were collected and the weekly mortality rates due to respiratory disease and all deaths were analyzed. The differences in mortality rates during the pandemic and the same period in previous years were compared.RESULTS:
Before the pandemic, the crude mortality rate (CMR) and standardized mortality rate (SMR) of Suzhou residents including respiratory disease, were not much different from those in previous years. During the emergency period, the CMR of Suzhou residents was 180.2/100,000 and the SMR was 85.5/100,000, decreasing by 9.1% and 14.6%, respectively; the CMR of respiratory disease was 16.4/100,000 and the SMR was 6.8/100,000, down 41.4% and 44.9%, respectively. Regardless of the mortality rates of all deaths or respiratory disease, the rates were higher in males than in females, although males had aslightly greater decrease in all deaths during the emergency period compared with females, and the opposite was true for respiratory disease.CONCLUSION:
During the pandemic, the death rate of residents decreased, especially that due to respiratory disease.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiration Disorders
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COVID-19
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Expert Rev Respir Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
17476348.2021.1908891
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