Table 1.
Distribution of SARS deaths due to COVID-19 in Brazil (2020) and proportional description according to sociodemographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Female, no. (%) | Male, no. (%) | Total, no. (%) | X2 Square | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38,417 (39.2) | 59,608 (60.8) | 98,025 (100) | ||||
| Race/color | ||||||
| Black | 17,317 (45.1) | 26,817 (45.0) | 44,134 (45.0) | 1.796 | 4 | 0.773 |
| White | 13,082 (34.1) | 20,196 (33.9) | 33,278 (33.9) | |||
| Yellow | 394 (1.0) | 616 (1.0) | 1010 (1.0) | |||
| Indigenous | 128 (0.3) | 222 (0.4) | 350 (0.4) | |||
| Ignored | 7496 (19.5) | 11,757 (19.7) | 19,253 (19.6) | |||
| Education (years) | ||||||
| No schooling/Illiterate | 1082 (2.8) | 1230 (2.1) | 2312 (2.4) | 206.919 | 6 | 0.000 |
| 1–5 years | 4466 (11.6) | 6098 (10.2) | 10,564 (10.8) | |||
| 6–9 years | 3304 (8.6) | 5126 (8.6) | 8430 (8.6) | |||
| 10–12 years | 4288 (11.2) | 7502 (12.6) | 11,790 (12.0) | |||
| >12 years old | 1446 (3.8) | 2896 (4.9) | 4342 (4.4) | |||
| Not applicable | 44 (0.1) | 41 (0.1) | 85 (0.1) | |||
| Ignored | 23,787 (61.9) | 36,715 (61.6) | 60,502 (61.7) | |||
| Age Group | ||||||
| 01–04 | 73 (0.2) | 67 (0.1) | 140 (0.1) | 138.169 | 14 | 0.000 |
| 05–09 | 31 (0.1) | 59 (0.1) | 90 (0.1) | |||
| 10–14 | 62 (0.2) | 75 (0.1) | 137 (0.1) | |||
| 15–19 | 182 (0.5) | 173 (0.3) | 355 (0.4) | |||
| 20–24 | 372 (1.0) | 384 (0.6) | 756 (0.8) | |||
| 25–29 | 545 (1.4) | 695 (1.2) | 1240 (1.3) | |||
| 30–34 | 951 (2.5) | 1326 (2.2) | 2277 (2.3) | |||
| 35–39 | 1541 (4.0) | 2259 (3.8) | 3800 (3.9) | |||
| 40–44 | 2140 (5.6) | 3415 (5.7) | 5555 (5.7) | |||
| 45–49 | 2798 (7.3) | 4682 (7.9) | 7480 (7.6) | |||
| 50–54 | 3906 (10.2) | 6546 (11.0) | 10,452 (10.7) | |||
| 55–59 | 5637 (14.7) | 9255 (15.5) | 14,892 (15.2) | |||
| 60–64 | 7975 (20.8) | 12,378 (20.8) | 20,353 (20.8) | |||
| 65–69 | 9975 (26.0) | 15,139 (25.4) | 25,114 (25.6) | |||
| ≥70 | 2229 (5.8) | 3155 (5.3) | 5384 (5.5) | |||
| Risk Factor | ||||||
| No | 8969 (23.3) | 17,464 (29.3 | 26,433 (27.0) | 420.173 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 29,448 (76.7) | 42,144 (70.7) | 71,592 (73.0) | |||
| Region of Residence | ||||||
| North | 3674 (9.6) | 6345 (10.6) | 10,019 (10.2) | 35.475 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Northeast | 8901 (23.2) | 13310 (22.3) | 22211 (22.7) | |||
| Midwest | 3287 (8.6) | 5081 (8.5) | 8368 (8.5) | |||
| Southeast | 18,121 (47.2) | 27,882 (46.8) | 46,003 (46.9) | |||
| South | 4434 (11.5) | 6990 (11.7) | 11,424 (11.7) | |||
| Zone | ||||||
| Urban | 32,073 (83.5) | 49,941 (83.8) | 82,014 (83.7) | 5.473 | 3 | 0.140 |
| Rural | 1627 (4.2) | 2345 (3.9) | 3972 (4.1) | |||
| Periurban | 152 (0.4) | 237 (0.4) | 389 (0.4) | |||
| Ignored | 4565 (11.9) | 7085 (11.9) | 11,650 (11.9) | |||