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We’ve published analysis of #COVID19 deaths of disabled people (2 March to 14 July 2020).
We define disabled people as those who reported in Census 2011 their daily activities were limited a little or a lot by a long lasting health problem or disability http://ow.ly/z7WD50BupcK
We define disabled people as those who reported in Census 2011 their daily activities were limited a little or a lot by a long lasting health problem or disability http://ow.ly/z7WD50BupcK
59% of all deaths involving #COVID19 from 2 March to 14 July were among disabled people http://ow.ly/27sW50Bupjq
Both disabled men and women saw a higher rate of death involving #COVID19 compared with those non-disabled.
Disabled (limited a lot) females aged 9 to 64 had a 10.8 times higher COVID-19 mortality rate than those in this age group who were non-disabled http://ow.ly/g3H050BupuZ
Disabled (limited a lot) females aged 9 to 64 had a 10.8 times higher COVID-19 mortality rate than those in this age group who were non-disabled http://ow.ly/g3H050BupuZ
After adjusting for socio-demographic, geographic and household characteristics, the #COVID19 mortality rate continued to be higher for disabled adults (limited a lot) than for non-disabled adults:
Men: 2.0 times higher
Women: 2.4 times higher
http://ow.ly/OFUJ50BupFt
Men: 2.0 times higher Women: 2.4 times higher http://ow.ly/OFUJ50BupFt
