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. 2022 Apr 10;37(3):227–234. doi: 10.1007/s10654-022-00861-w

Table 1.

Patterns of COVID-19 Fatalities in 2020-21

Great Britain Norway Sweden USA
Mortality Rate (per 100 K person-years)
Entire Population 132 12 76 125
Younger & Middle-Aged Adults 26 3 14 49
Older Adults 616 80 445 559
Community-Dwelling 479 35 288 441
LTCF Residents 4652 1170 3432 5370
Share of Total Years of Life Lost (%)
Younger & Middle-Aged Adults 40 36 26 47
Older Adults 60 63 74 52
Community-Dwelling 50 40 56 43
LTCF Residents 10 23 18 9

Note: Younger & middle-aged adults = ages 15–64 for Great Britain & USA, 20–69 for Norway & Sweden. Older adults = ages 65 + for Great Britain & USA, ages 70 + for Norway & Sweden. Sources: Norway FHI[5], Sweden PHA[6], Scotland NRS[7], UK ONS[8, 9], US CDC[10] and CMS[11]; see also France INED[12]. YLL reflects age and sex but not comorbidities.[3, 13, 14]