Open AccessAcross regions: Are most COVID-19 deaths above or below life expectancy?
Author(s) -
Rondy J. Malik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
germs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2248-2997
DOI - 10.18683/germs.2021.1241
Subject(s) - life expectancy , demography , pandemic , covid-19 , mortality rate , gerontology , medicine , disease , population , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Life expectancy varies across geographical and political landscapes for a multitude of reasons. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and pandemic, is present in 215 countries, and is described as a pathogen that is most deadly to individuals 65 years and older. However, it is unclear if the majority of COVID-19-related deaths are targeting individuals above or below life expectancy.