Sex- and age-specific differences in excess mortality in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study based on official vital statistics data

IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the excess mortality observed in China between 2020 and 2023 and its underlying causes, including the COVID-19 pandemic, sex ratio, and aging trends.MethodsWe collected data regarding number of deaths and mortality rates of the years 2015–2019 from the Chi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Epidemiology
Main Author:	Yao Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	excess mortality excess mortality rate age-and sex-specific excess mortality COVID-19 zero-COVID
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fepid.2025.1595453/full