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...
Main Author: | Demombynes, Gabriel |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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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 |
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