Excess mortality in different regions of China during the outbreak of COVID-19: findings from nationwide Disease Surveillance Point system
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Grant number: C19-IUC-336
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
Professor Zhengming ChenResearch Location
ChinaLead Research Institution
MRC Population Health Research Unit at the University of OxfordResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Epidemiological studies
Research Subcategory
Disease surveillance & mapping
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
National death data was used in 605 urban districts/rural counties (population >300m) in the China's nationally representative Disease Surveillance Point (DSP) system to estimate excess mortality during the three-month outbreak of COVID-19 (1st January to 31st March 2020) were calculated and compared with the predicted or mean rates for 2015-19 in different areas.