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. 2020 Apr 4;82(6):1572–1573. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.086

Table I.

Estimated global COVID-19 case fatality rate distributed by age group

Age, y (deaths/cases) Case fatality rate, % (95% CI)
≤9 (0/416) 0
10-19 (1/549) 0.18 (0.03-1.02)
20-49 (63/19,790) 0.32 (0.25-0.41)
50-59 (130/10,008) 1.3 (1.1-1.5)
60-69 (309/8583) 3.6 (3.2-4.0)
70-79 (312/3918) 8.0 (7.2-8.9)
≥80 (208/1408) 14.8 (13.0-16.7)

CI, Confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

Case fatality rate estimates are subject to change as more data becomes available. Reprinted from Oke and Heneghan.2