On Determining the Age Distribution of COVID-19 Pandemic
On Determining the Age Distribution of COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00202
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发表时间：
2020-05-15
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Cortis, Dominic
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作者：
Cortis, Dominic
流行病往往在年轻人中发生率（发病率）较高，但老年人的死亡率较高。许多报告都讨论了老年人COVID-19死亡率较高的问题。然而，这种流行病是一把双刃剑，因为这一评论表明老年人的发病率也较高。通过比较中国和韩国病例的年龄分布与相对人群可以看出这一点。在每一种情况下，感染病毒的老年人的相对人数都远远高于老年人在人口中的比例。这与过去的流行病不同，表明老龄化人口面临的风险甚至高于人们所认为的年龄依赖率可能意味着的风险。
Pandemics tend to have higher occurrence (morbidity) in younger individuals but higher mortality for the elderly. The higher rate of mortality of COVID-19 in elderly individuals has been discussed in many reports. However, this pandemic is a double-edged sword as this comment shows higher morbidity rates in elderly as well. This is shown by comparing the age distribution of cases in China and South Korea to the relative populations. In every case, the relative number of elderly contracting the virus is far higher than the proportion of elderly in the population. This is unlike past pandemics and shows that aging populations are at an even higher risk than the perceived age dependent rates may imply.