December 3, 2020

Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality across Michigan United States

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): disparities

• [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Examining individual level-death certificate and surveillance data in Michigan from March to October 2020 shows that among 6,056 COVID-19 related deaths, Black individuals experienced 3.6-times the mortality rate compared to white individuals. Among those under 65 years old without comorbidities, Black individuals had a mortality rate 12.6-times that of white individuals. When stratified by age, sex, and comorbidities, Black individuals were at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality compared to their white peers in all strata.

Parpia et al. (Dec 2, 2020). Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality across Michigan United States. Pre-print downloaded Dec 3 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.30.20241133