Elsevier

IJID Regions

Volume 5, December 2022, Pages 177-179
IJID Regions

Short Communication
All-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru

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Highlights

  • Indirect excess deaths in Peru were primarily caused by diseases of the circulatory system.

  • The median age at death was lower during the pandemic peak before the Omicron wave.

  • The median age at death increased to higher than normal during the peak of the Omicron wave.

Summary

There was heterogeneity in the median age of all-cause deaths in Peru during different waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Before predominance of the Omicron variant, the median age of deaths was lower than normal during the peaks of daily all-cause mortality. However, this increased above normal when the Omicron variant was predominant. The daily patterns of cause-specific deaths related directly and indirectly to COVID-19 in Peru were also investigated. Most excess deaths indirectly related to COVID-19 were caused primarily by diseases of the circulatory system, possibly due to disruption of medical services, and the majority of excess deaths directly related to COVID-19 were caused primarily by COVID-19 and diseases of the respiratory system.

Keywords

COVID-19
Median age
Excess mortality

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