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TRACKing Excess Deaths (TRACKED) – an interactive online tool to monitor excess deaths associated with COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Michael Poon
Paul Brennan
Kai Jin
Jonine Figueroa
Cathie Sudlow
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.05.20121962
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.05.20121962v1
Background We aimed to describe trends of excess mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) stratified by nation and cause of death, and to develop an online tool for reporting the most up to date data on excess mortality. Methods Population statistics agencies in the UK including the Office for National Statistics (ONS), National Records of Scotland (NRS), and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) publish weekly data on deaths. We used mortality data up to 22nd May in the ONS and the NISRA and 24th May in the NRS. Crude mortality for non-COVID deaths (where there is no mention of COVID-19 on the death certificate) calculated. Excess mortality defined as difference between observed mortality and expected average of mortality from previous 5 years. Results There were 56,961 excess deaths and 8,986 were non-COVID excess deaths. England had the highest number of excess deaths per 100,000 population (85) and Northern Ireland the lowest (34). Non-COVID mortality increased from 23rd March and returned to the 5-year average on 10th May. In Scotland, where underlying cause mortality data besides COVID-related deaths was available, the percentage excess over the 8-week period when COVID-related mortality peaked was: dementia 49%, other causes 21%, circulatory diseases 10%, and cancer 5%. We developed an online tool (TRACKing Excess Deaths - TRACKED) to allow dynamic exploration and visualisation of the latest mortality trends (http://trackingexcessdeaths.com). Conclusions Continuous monitoring of excess mortality trends and further integration of age- and gender-stratified and underlying cause of death data beyond COVID-19 will allow dynamic assessment of the impacts of indirect and direct mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic.
bioRxiv
07-06-2020
Preimpreso
Inglés
Público en general
VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS
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