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. 2020 Jun 16;144:109896. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109896

Table 1.

COVID-19 Vulnerability age group in countries with larger percentage of older people.

Rank Country 65+ (%) Most vulnerable group (Yrs.) #
1 Japan 28.2 20–59
2 Italy 22.8 >50
3 Finland 21.9 20–59
6 Germany 21.4 20–49
9 France 20.3 45–64
10 Latvia 20.3 20–49
12 Sweden* 19.9 70–90
14 Estonia 19.8 30–54
15 Denmark 19.6 50–59
16 Czech Republic* 19.6 >75
17 Slovenia 19.6 45–54
18 Hungary* 19.3 66–88
20 Spain* 19.1 70–79
21 Netherlands* 18.9 >75
22 Austria 18.8 45–54
23 Belgium* 18.7 80–89
25 Switzerland* 18.3 >80
26 Romania 18.2 40–49
28 Poland* 17.5 75–77
30 Norway 17.2 50–59
31 Canada 17.2 50–59
32 Ukraine* 16.5 60–69
33 Hong Kong 16.4 21–30
36 United States* 16 >75
37 Australia 15.8 20–29
38 New Zealand 15.3 20–29
41 South Korea 15.1 20–29
44 Russian Federation 14.6 18–45
48 Iceland 14.2 50–59

Source of data: # Statista Research Department; *COVID 19 more vulnerable in older people.