All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century ...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 mortality rate in Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible cases, the number of COVID-19 deaths was compared with the number of deaths from all-cause mortality. Mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic was also compared with historical mortality rates from the last century including those of the Spanish influenza pandemic. Methods Excess mortality predictions and COVID-19 mortality data were analysed... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Datenquelle |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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| Schlagwörter: | Medicine / Neuroscience / Sociology / FOS: Sociology / 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / FOS: Biological sciences / Cancer / Science Policy |
| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28970822 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5207469.v1 |
Abstract Background The COVID-19 mortality rate in Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible cases, the number of COVID-19 deaths was compared with the number of deaths from all-cause mortality. Mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic was also compared with historical mortality rates from the last century including those of the Spanish influenza pandemic. Methods Excess mortality predictions and COVID-19 mortality data were analysed for the period March 10th to June 21st 2020. The number of COVID-19 deaths and the COVID-19 mortality rate per million were calculated for hospitals, nursing homes and other places of death, according to diagnostic status (confirmed/possible infection). To evaluate historical mortality, monthly mortality rates were calculated from January 1900 to June 2020. Results Nine thousand five hundred ninety-one COVID-19 deaths ...