COVID-19 Age-Mortality Curves Are Flatter in Developing Countries

A greater share of reported COVID-19 deaths occur at younger ages in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to high-income countries (HICs). Based on data from 26 countries, people age 70 and older constitute 37 percent of deaths attribu...

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Main Author: Demombynes, Gabriel
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/701441593610141326/COVID-19-Age-Mortality-Curves-Are-Flatter-in-Developing-Countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34028