Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 16, 2020

Estimating the Burden of COVID-19 on Mortality Life Expectancy and Lifespan Inequality in England and Wales A Population-Level Study

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  • [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Using publicly–available death registration data, Aburto et al. performed a demographic analysis of all-cause mortality during the first 26 weeks of 2020 in England and Wales and estimated 53,937 excess deaths (54% male). These deaths represent a 31% increase in mortality compared to the expected level based on previous years. The investigators also found a life expectancy at birth decrease of 1.7 for females and 1.9 years for males relative to 2019, respectively.  

Aburto et al. (July 16, 2020). Estimating the Burden of COVID-19 on Mortality Life Expectancy and Lifespan Inequality in England and Wales A Population-Level Study. Pre-print downloaded July 16 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.16.20155077