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. 2024 Jan 5;39(2):137–145. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01068-3

Table 2.

Average mortality rates (number per 100,000) during the period March 2020–December 2021

Outcome Age-group Education Rate SD RR
COVID-19 25–64 Primary 1.859 1.857 4.508
COVID-19 25–64 Secondary 0.722 0.707 1.752
COVID-19 25–64 Postsecondary 0.412 0.473 1.000
COVID-19 65+ Primary 32.610 36.272 1.657
COVID-19 65+ Secondary 25.841 29.097 1.313
COVID-19 65+ Postsecondary 19.676 22.659 1.000
Other causes 25–64 Primary 21.903 1.607 3.334
Other causes 25–64 Secondary 12.058 0.725 1.836
Other causes 25–64 Postsecondary 6.569 0.483 1.000
Other causes 65+ Primary 285.521 21.132 1.596
Other causes 65+ Secondary 233.752 17.562 1.306
Other causes 65+ Postsecondary 178.922 14.536 1.000

Rate = Number of deaths per 100,000

SD = standard deviation

RR = Rate ratio (Postsecondary education reference)