Research Insights: Why Do Young and Middle-Aged Adults Represent a Larger Share of Covid-19 Deaths in Developing Countries?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Chauvin ◽  
Anabelle Fowler ◽  
Nicolás Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

scholarly journals The Younger Age Profile of COVID-19 Deaths in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Chauvin ◽  
Annabelle Fowler ◽  
Nicolás Herrera L.
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Recovery Rates ◽  
Age Gap ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Age Profile ◽  
Susceptible Populations ◽  
Middle Aged Adults ◽  
Lower Recovery

This paper examines why a larger share of COVID-19 deaths occurs among young and middle-aged adults in developing countries than in high-income countries. Using novel data at the country, city, and patient levels, we investigate the drivers of this gap in terms of the key components of the standard Susceptible-Infected-Recovered framework. We obtain three main results. First, we show that the COVID-19 mortality age gap is not explained by younger susceptible populations in developing countries. Second, we provide indirect evidence that higher infection rates play a role, showing that variables linked to faster COVID-19 spread such as residential crowding and labor informality are correlated with younger mortality age profiles across cities. Third, we show that lower recovery rates in developing countries account for nearly all of the higher death shares among young adults, and for almost half of the higher death shares among middle-aged adults. Our evidence suggests that lower recovery rates in developing countries are driven by a higher prevalence of preexisting conditions that have been linked to more severe COVID-19 complications, and by more limited access to hospitals and intensive care units in some countries.

1539-P: Assessing the Risk of Amputation with Canagliflozin in Middle-Aged Adults and Adults over 65 Years of Age: An Observational Study Using Three Nationwide Databases

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1539-P ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL FRALICK ◽  
SEOYOUNG C. KIM ◽  
SEBASTIAN SCHNEEWEISS ◽  
BRENDAN M. EVERETT ◽  
ROBERT J. GLYNN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Middle Aged Adults
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