Premature mortality in the US: A convergence study

Christopoulos, Konstantinos; Eleftheriou, Konstantinos

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113141

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“…Although these studies were initially focused on macroeconomic indicators [ 49 , 50 , 51 ], this interest has extended to non-economic variables, including health indicators. Examples are the papers by Duncan and Toledo (2020) [ 52 ], Kasman and Kasman (2020) [ 53 ], Christopoulos and Eleftheriou (2020) [ 54 ] or González-Álvarez et al (2020) [ 55 ], among others.…”

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Disparities in the Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic between Spanish Provinces

López-Mendoza

Montañés

Moliner-Lahoz

2021

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Spain experienced a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in autumn 2020, which has been approached with different measures by regional authorities. We analyze the presence of convergence in the cumulative incidence for 14 days (CI14) in provinces and self-governing cities. The Phillips–Sul methodology was used to study the grouping of behavior between provinces, and an ordered logit model was estimated to understand the forces that drive creating the different convergence clubs. We reject the presence of a single pattern of behavior in the evolution of the CI14 across territories. Four statistically different convergence clubs and an additional province (Madrid) with divergent behavior are observed. Provinces with developed agricultural and industrial economic sectors, high mobility, and a high proportion of Central and South American immigrants had the highest level of CI14. We show that the transmission of the virus is not homogeneous in the Spanish national territory. Our results are helpful for identifying differences in determinants that could explain the pandemic’s evolution and for formulating hypotheses about the effectiveness of implemented measures.

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Disparities in the Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic between Spanish Provinces

López-Mendoza

Montañés

Moliner-Lahoz

2021

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“… 2013 ). Below follows a brief outline of the methodology (the description of the methodology follows the one in Christopoulos and Eleftheriou 2020 ).…”

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The role of pre-pandemic teleworking and E-commerce culture in the COVID-19 dispersion in Europe

Christopoulos

Eleftheriou

Nijkamp

2021

Lett Spat Resour Sci

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“…Premature mortality is an important indicator for public health and the effectiveness of health systems (28,29). Deaths below the age of 65 are considered premature, occurring at an age well-below the average life expectancy and being in many cases preventable.…”

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Area Deprivation and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Bavaria, Germany: A Bayesian Geographical Analysis

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Schwettmann

Mansmann

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Front. Public Health

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BackgroundArea deprivation has been shown to be associated with various adverse health outcomes including communicable as well as non-communicable diseases. Our objective was to assess potential associations between area deprivation and COVID-19 standardized incidence and mortality ratios in Bavaria over a period of nearly 2 years. Bavaria is the federal state with the highest infection dynamics in Germany and demographically comparable to several other European countries.MethodsIn this retrospective, observational ecological study, we estimated the strength of associations between area deprivation and standardized COVID-19 incidence and mortality ratios (SIR and SMR) in Bavaria, Germany. We used official SARS-CoV-2 reporting data aggregated in monthly periods between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Area deprivation was assessed using the quintiles of the 2015 version of the Bavarian Index of Multiple Deprivation (BIMD 2015) at district level, analyzing the overall index as well as its single domains.ResultsDeprived districts showed higher SIR and SMR than less deprived districts. Aggregated over the whole period, the SIR increased by 1.04 (95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.01 to 1.07, p = 0.002), and the SMR by 1.11 (95% CI: 1.07 to 1.16, p < 0.001) per BIMD quintile. This represents a maximum difference of 41% between districts in the most and least deprived quintiles in the SIR and 110% in the SMR. Looking at individual months revealed clear linear association between the BIMD quintiles and the SIR and SMR in the first, second and last quarter of 2021. In the summers of 2020 and 2021, infection activity was low.ConclusionsIn more deprived areas in Bavaria, Germany, higher incidence and mortality ratios were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic with particularly strong associations during infection waves 3 and 4 in 2020/2021. Only high infection levels reveal the effect of risk factors and socioeconomic inequalities. There may be confounding between the highly deprived areas and border regions in the north and east of Bavaria, making the relationship between area deprivation and infection burden more complex. Vaccination appeared to balance incidence and mortality rates between the most and least deprived districts. Vaccination makes an important contribution to health equality.

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Premature mortality in the US: A convergence study

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Disparities in the Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic between Spanish Provinces

Disparities in the Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic between Spanish Provinces

The role of pre-pandemic teleworking and E-commerce culture in the COVID-19 dispersion in Europe

Area Deprivation and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Bavaria, Germany: A Bayesian Geographical Analysis

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