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. 2021 Mar 11;5(5):e12–e13. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00066-3

Table.

Age-specific data for seven countries showing estimated all-cause deaths compared with COVID-19 deaths

Population All-cause deaths*
COVID-19 deaths
COVID-19 deaths as percentage of all-cause deaths, %
n per 100 000 n per 100 000
USA
0–4 years 19 810 275 23 844 120·36 67 0·34 0·28%
5–14 years 41 075 169 4990 12·15 67 0·16 1·34%
UK
0–9 years 8 052 552 3793 47·10 7 0·09 0·19%
10–19 years 7 528 144 1109 14·73 22 0·29 1·98%
Italy
0–9 years 5 090 482 1569 30·83 8 0·16 0·51%
10–19 years 5 768 874 772 13·38 10 0·17 1·30%
Germany
0–9 years 7 588 635 2782 36·66 9 0·12 0·32%
10–19 years 7 705 657 1249 16·21 4 0·05 0·32%
Spain
0–9 years 4 370 858 1369 31·31 8 0·18 0·58%
10–19 years 4 883 447 532 10·89 18 0·37 3·39%
France
0–9 years 7 755 755 2916 37·60 7 0·09 0·24%
10–19 years 8 328 988 1068 12·82 4 0·05 0·38%
South Korea
0–9 years 4 148 654 1519 36·61 0 0·00 0
10–19 years 4 940 455 814 16·48 0 0·00 0
Total 137 047 945 48 326 35·26 231 0·17 0·48%

The sources of these data are provided in the appendix (p 2).

*

Includes all deaths from approximately March 1, 2020, to Feb 1, 2021.

Includes all COVID-19 deaths reported from the start of the pandemic up to Feb 3, 2021 (USA), Jan 29, 2021 (UK), Jan 20, 2021 (Italy), Feb 9, 2021 (Germany), Feb 10, 2021 (Spain), Feb 11, 2021 (France), or Feb 3, 2021 (South Korea).