The coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a proportionally higher impact on the most deprived areas

A new Office for National Statistics release has compared the Covid-19 death rates in England (and also in Wales) by area deprivation levels.

It shows that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a proportionally higher impact on the most deprived areas:

  • Age-standardised mortality rates, all deaths and deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), Index of Multiple Deprivation, England, deaths occurring between 1 March and 17 April 2020
  • Looking at deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), the rate for the least deprived area was 25.3 deaths per 100,000 population and the rate in the most deprived area was 55.1 deaths per 100,000 population; this is 118% higher than the least deprived area.
  • In the least deprived area (decile 10), the age-standardised mortality rate for all deaths was 122.1 deaths per 100,000 population. In the most deprived area (decile one), the age-standardised mortality rate for all deaths was 88% higher than that of the least deprived, at 229.2 deaths per 100,000 population.

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