Estimated inequities in COVID-19 infection fatality rates by ethnicity for Aotearoa New Zealand

Steyn, Nicholas; N. Binny, Rachelle; Hannah, Kate; C. Hendy, Shaun; James, Alex; Kukutai, Tahu; Lustig, Audrey; McLeod, Melissa; J. Plank, Michael; Ridings, Kannan; Sporle, Andrew

doi:10.1101/2020.04.20.20073437

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Estimated inequities in COVID-19 infection fatality rates by ethnicity for Aotearoa New Zealand

Published in medRxiv • Apr 24, 2020

Authors:

Nicholas Steyn

Rachelle N. Binny

Kate Hannah

Abstract

Abstract There is limited evidence as to how COVID-19 infection fatality rates (IFR) may vary by ethnicity. We combine demographic and health data for ethnic groupings in Aotearoa New Zealand with international data on IFR for different age groups to estimate inequities in IFR by ethnicity. We find ...

Subject

Aotearoa

Ethnic group

Demography

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