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. 2020 Nov 27;371:m4509. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4509

Table 1.

Infection fatality risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in community dwelling population by sex and age during the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic in Spain 2020

Sex, age (years) No in population (000s) SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence (%; 95% CI)* Individuals with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (000s; 95% CI) No of confirmed covid-19 deaths No of excess all cause deaths Infection fatality risk (%; 95% CI)
Based on confirmed covid-19 deaths Based on excess all cause deaths
Overall 46 887.1 4.9 (4.6 to 5.3) 2305.8 (2152.8 to 2469.1) 19 228 24 778 0.83 (0.78 to 0.89) 1.07 (1.00 to 1.15)
Male: 23 006.9 4.8 (4.4 to 5.2) 1105.1 (1016.9 to 1200.6) 12 317 15 480 1.11 (1.02 to 1.21) 1.40 (1.29 to 1.52)
 0-9 2205.5 3.2 (1.9 to 5.4) 71.7 (42.5 to 119.7) 3 32 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) 0.04 (0.02 to 0.08)
 10-19 2557.9 3.6 (2.8 to 4.8) 93.3 (71.0 to 122.2) 3 0 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01)
 20-29 2479.1 5.8 (4.7 to 7.1) 142.7 (116.1 to 174.9) 18 0 0.01 (0.01 to 0.02) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01)
 30-39 2978.7 4.7 (3.8 to 5.7) 139.7 (114.0 to 170.9) 48 3 0.03 (0.02 to 0.05) 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01)
 40-49 3916.7 5.3 (4.6 to 6.2) 209.0 (180.0 to 242.4) 192 168 0.09 (0.07 to 0.11) 0.08 (0.07 to 0.10)
 50-59 3493.8 5.3 (4.5 to 6.1) 184.0 (157.8 to 214.3) 705 601 0.38 (0.32 to 0.45) 0.33 (0.27 to 0.39)
 60-69 2598.2 4.9 (4.1 to 5.9) 127.1 (105.3 to 153.2) 1904 2065 1.50 (1.24 to 1.82) 1.62 (1.34 to 1.97)
 70-79 1783.7 4.7 (3.7 to 6.0) 83.6 (65.4 to 106.5) 4145 5114 4.96 (3.87 to 6.33) 6.12 (4.78 to 7.80)
 ≥80 993.3 4.6 (3.2 to 6.5) 45.6 (31.8 to 64.9) 5299 7497 11.6 (8.06 to 16.5) 16.4 (11.4 to 23.2)
Female: 23 880.1 5.0 (4.7 to 5.4) 1200.5 (1110.5 to 1297.4) 6911 9298 0.58 (0.53 to 0.62) 0.77 (0.71 to 0.84)
 0-9 2078.3 4.2 (2.7 to 6.7) 88.0 (55.1 to 139.0) 2 11 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) 0.01 (0.01 to 0.03)
 10-19 2396.7 4.4 (3.4 to 5.6) 105.1 (81.7 to 134.7) 3 22 0.00 (0.00 to 0.01) 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03)
 20-29 2404.1 5.7 (4.6 to 7.0) 137.4 (111.2 to 169.3) 17 10 0.01 (0.01 to 0.02) 0.01 (0.00 to 0.01)
 30-39 3012.4 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) 156.7 (132.0 to 185.8) 29 71 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) 0.05 (0.03 to 0.06)
 40-49 3877.8 5.3 (4.6 to 6.2) 206.8 (177.9 to 240.0) 103 91 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) 0.04 (0.03 to 0.06)
 50-59 3563.5 5.2 (4.5 to 6.0) 184.4 (158.8 to 213.8) 318 369 0.17 (0.14 to 0.21) 0.20 (0.17 to 0.24)
 60-69 2803.4 5.0 (4.2 to 6.0) 140.4 (117.2 to 167.9) 749 875 0.53 (0.44 to 0.65) 0.62 (0.51 to 0.75)
 70-79 2138.1 4.6 (3.7 to 5.8) 98.9 (79.0 to 123.4) 1986 2646 2.01 (1.60 to 2.52) 2.68 (2.13 to 3.35)
 ≥80 1605.8 5.0 (3.7 to 6.8) 80.2 (58.7 to 108.9) 3704 5203 4.62 (3.38 to 6.29) 6.49 (4.74 to 8.82)
*

Proportion of participants with detectable IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in any round of the ENE-COVID nationwide seroepidemiological survey by the chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay, 27 April-22 June 2020, Spain.

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