September 9, 2020

The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Older Latino Mortality: The Rapidly Diminishing Latino Paradox

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): disparities, public health

• Between February 1 to August 22, 2020, COVID-19 mortality data from CDC showed that across all elder age groups (55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), Latino adults had lower age-specific death rates for non-COVID-19 causes of death (RR 0.78 to 0.81) and higher age-specific death rates for COVID-19 deaths compared to non-Latino White adults (RR 1.6 to 6.0).

Sáenz and Garcia. (Sept 8, 2020). The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Older Latino Mortality: The Rapidly Diminishing Latino Paradox. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa158