Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design

Onozuka, Daisuke; Tanoue, Yuta; Nomura, Shuhei; Kawashima, Takayuki; Yoneoka, Daisuke; Eguchi, Akifumi; Chris Fook Sheng, Ng; Matsuura, Kentaro; Shi, Shoi; Makiyama, Koji; Uryu, Shinya; Kawamura, Yumi; Takayanagi, Shinichi; Gilmour, Stuart; Hayashi, Takehiko I; Miyata, Hiroaki; Sera, Francesco; Sunagawa, Tomimasa; Takahashi, Takuri; Tsuchihashi, Yuuki; Kobayashi, Yusuke; Arima, Yuzo; Kanou, Kazuhiko; Suzuki, Motoi; Hashizume, Masahiro

doi:10.1093/ije/dyab216

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to be a major global health burden. This study aims to estimate the all-cause excess mortality occurring in the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020, by sex and age group.

Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design / Onozuka, D., Tanoue, Y., Nomura, S., Kawashima, T., Yoneoka, D., Eguchi, A., Ng, C.F.S., Matsuura, K., Shi, S., Makiyama, K., Uryu, S., Kawamura, Y., Takayanagi, S., Gilmour, S., Hayashi, T.I., Miyata, H., Sera, F., Sunagawa, T., Takahashi, T., Tsuchihashi, Y., et al.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. - ISSN 0300-5771. - STAMPA. - 51:(2022), pp. 75-84. [10.1093/ije/dyab216]