Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Estimated Excess Mortality From External Causes in the US, March to December 2020
Ruijia Chen, Hélène E. Aschmann, Yea‐Hung Chen, M. Maria Glymour, Kirsten Bibbins‐Domingo, Andrew Stokes, Mathew V. Kiang
Abstract
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups in the US. 1 However, estimating the full effects of the pandemic on health disparities should account for other causes of death, including external causes.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEthnic groupExcess mortalityDemographyEnvironmental healthPopulationSociologyAnthropologyClimate Change and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealthcare Policy and Management