This study investigates socio-demographic risk factors for COVID-19 deaths in Sweden using data on all recorded COVID-19 deaths up to May 7, 2020, linked to individual-level background data. Survival analysis reveals that being male, having less income, lower education, and not being married independently predict a higher risk of COVID-19 death and death from all causes. Immigration from a low- or middle-income country predicts higher COVID-19 death risk but not death from other causes. The study highlights the unequal burden of COVID-19 on the most disadvantaged.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Oct 09, 2020
Authors
Sven Drefahl, Matthew Wallace, Eleonora Mussino, Siddartha Aradhya, Martin Kolk, Maria Brandén, Bo Malmberg, Gunnar Andersson
Tags
COVID-19
socio-demographic factors
death risk
Sweden
inequality
immigration
health disparities
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