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. 2022 Feb 19;50(5):491–496. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.015

Table 1.

COVID-19 deaths, confirmed cases, and case fatality rates (per 1,000) according to vaccination status, age, and sex – City of Londrina, Paraná – Brazil (2021)

Variable Unvaccinated
Incomplete vaccination
Full vaccination
Deaths Cases CFR* Deaths Cases CFR Deaths Cases CFR
Age group
Under 60 498 42,431 11.74 55 6,541 8.41 6 2,024 2.96
 60-69 275 3,439 79.97 39 451 86.47 40 939 19.76
 70-79 272 1,624 167.49 21 120 175.00 114 1,011 56.32
 80+ 224 723 309.82 31 95 326.32 112 455 55.34
Gender
 Male 724 22,708 31.88 87 3,411 25.51 142 1,727 70.16
 Female 545 25,509 21.37 59 3,796 15.54 130 2,702 64.23
Overall 1,269 48,217 26.32 146 7,207 20.26 272 4,429 61.41
Age-standardized CFR 43.51 47.33 28.7
Decomposition - Summary
Case fatality rate (per thousand) among fully vaccinated 61.41
Case fatality rate (per thousand) among unvaccinated 26.32
Difference in CFRs (fully vaccinated minus unvaccinated): 35.09
Proportion of difference explained by age composition of cases (Alpha): 72%
Proportion of difference explained by age-specific case fatality (Delta): 28%

The case fatality rate (CFR) is the ratio between confirmed deaths and confirmed cases.