Estimating weekly excess mortality at sub-national level in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-475
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)Principal Investigator
Prof. Marta BlangiardoResearch Location
ItalyLead Research Institution
MRC Centre for Environment and HealthResearch 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
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
This is the first subnational study on excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, one of the worst-hit countries. We predicted the weekly mortality rates at municipality level for 2020 based on the modelled spatio-temporal trends (i.e. in the absence of the pandemic) and estimated the excess mortality and the uncertainty surrounding it.