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| dc.title | Research Insights: Why Do Young and Middle-Aged Adults Represent a Larger Share of Covid-19 Deaths in Developing Countries? |
| dc.contributor.author | Chauvin, Juan Pablo |
| dc.contributor.author | Fowler, Annabelle |
| dc.contributor.author | Herrera L., Nicolás |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-17T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2020-12-17T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | Young and middle-aged adults represent a larger share of Covid-19 deaths in developing countries -including Latin America- than in high-income countries. This is not due to those countries younger populations. Much of the gap is explained by lower recovery rates among non-elderly adults, which are linked to a high prevalence of preexisting conditions associated with severe Covid-19 complications, and in some cases by limited access to life-saving intensive care. Higher infection rates also appear to play a role, as factors correlated to faster virus spread -including housing overcrowding and labor informality- are likewise correlated to non-elderly Covid-19 mortality. |
| dc.format.extent | 4 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002943 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-Why-Do-Young-and-Middle-Aged-Adults-Represent-a-Larger-Share-of-Covid-19-Deaths-in-Developing-Countries.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-Por-que-los-adultos-jovenes-y-de-mediana-edad-representan-una-mayor-proporcion-de-muertes-por-COVID-19-en-los-paises-en-desarrollo.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Public Policy |
| dc.subject | Economy |
| dc.subject | Health Policy |
| dc.subject | Income Distribution |
| dc.subject | Elderly |
| dc.subject | Immunization Programs |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus |
| dc.subject | Quarantine |
| dc.subject | Emerging Market |
| dc.subject | Debtor Finance |
| dc.subject | Educational Institution |
| dc.subject.jelcode | R10 - General Regional Economics: General |
| dc.subject.jelcode | J10 - Demographic Economics: General |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I14 - Health and Inequality |
| dc.subject.jelcode | O57 - Comparative Studies of Countries |
| dc.type | Catalogs and Brochures |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-CB-00476 |
| idb.operation | BK-C1102 |