The increase of all-cause mortality in the areas with high COVID-19 transmission rate due to COVID-19 deaths and the collateral damage to other healthcare problems is well known. However, the COVID-19 mortality is very low in the regions with low transmission rate and sufficient medical resources. In such regions, strict prevention measures were taken and these would alter the people's lifestyle and hygienic habits and further impact on non-COVID-19 deaths. Yet, there has no thorough investigation in this aspect.
Background The increase of all-cause mortality in the areas with high COVID-19 transmission
rate due to COVID-19 deaths and the collateral damage to other healthcare problems is well
known. However, the COVID-19 mortality is very low in the regions with low transmission rate
and sufficient medical resources. In such regions, strict prevention measures were taken and
these would alter the people's lifestyle and hygienic habits and further impact on
non-COVID-19 deaths. Yet, there has no thorough investigation in this aspect.
Methods The number of registered deaths among 8.8 million permanent residents with specific
causes from January 2018 to June 2020 were sourced from the Xuzhou Center for Disease Control
and Prevention, Jiangsu Province, China. Death rates were calculated and compared by weeks,
months, and years with a focus on the period of COVID-19 pandemic from Jan 24 to March 27,
2020. Numeric values of all-cause death and the death rates of non-COVID diseases were
compared in time series at different time scales.
Inclusion Criteria:
- All cases of death reported to the Xuzhou CDC during the study period
Exclusion Criteria:
- no
Xuzhou Medical University affiliated Hospital
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Investigator: Ming Chu, PHD
Investigator: Chenzong Li, PHD
ming chu, PHD
86-2568136965
chuming@njmu.edu.cn
minglong chen, PHD, Principal Investigator
Xuzhou Medical University affiliated hospital