March 11, 2021

International Heterogeneity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pediatric Mortality Rates

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Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

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• An analysis of 23 countries found that pediatric (aged <15 years) COVID-19 mortality varied from 0 to 12.1 deaths per million with the highest rate in Peru. The pediatric to general population COVID-19 mortality was highest in India (10.4%). Pediatric COVID-19 mortality strongly correlated with neonatal mortality from 2018, but only had moderate-to-no correlation with COVID-19 mortality in the general population.

González-García et al. (Feb 26, 2021). International Heterogeneity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pediatric Mortality Rates. Boletín Médico Del Hospital Infantil de México. https://doi.org/10.24875/BMHIM.20000291