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Table 3 Manner and age of death, by presence of chronic non-communicable disorders

From: Excess mortality in COVID-19-negative people with non-communicable disorders during the first pandemic wave

 

Pre-pandemic Cohort (2018)

Pandemic Cohort

(2020)

People without non-communicable disorders in previous 2 years

Total Deceased

51 / 33,889 (0.2%)

322 / 33,889 (1.0%)

Manner of Death

  

 Accident

≤ 5 / 51 (NA)

≤ 5 / 322 (NA)

 Natural

42 / 51 (82.4%)

282 / 322 (87.6%)

 Suicide

≤ 5 / 51 (NA)

≤ 5 / 322 (NA)

 Homicide

0 / 51 (0.0%)

0 / 322 (0.0%)

 Pending/Unknown

≤ 5 / 51 (NA)

33 / 322 (10.2%)

Age in Years

  

 18–40

10 / 51 (19.6%)

30 / 322 (9.3%)

 41–60

9 / 51 (17.6%)

73 / 322 (22.7%)

61–70

7 / 51 (13.7%)

85 / 322 (26.4%)

 71–80

8 / 51 (15.7%)

71 / 322 (22.0%)

 81+

17 / 51 (33.3%)

63 / 322 (19.6%)

Severity Category

  

 No Hospitalization in Prior Year

50 / 51 (98.0%)

319 / 322 (99.1%)

 1–27 Days Hospitalized in Prior Year

≤ 5 / 51 (NA)

≤ 5 / 322 (NA)

 ≥28 Days Hospitalized in Prior Year

≤ 5 / 51 (NA)

≤ 5 / 322 (NA)

 Hospitalization in ICU in Prior Year

0 / 51 (0.0%)

0 / 322 (0.0%)

People with any non-communicable disorders in previous 2 years

Total Deceased

2,536 / 89,244 (2.8%)

6,350 / 89,244 (7.1%)

Manner of Death

 

 Accident

95 / 2,536 (3.7%)

55 / 6,350 (0.9%)

 Natural

2,378 / 2,536 (93.8%)

5981 / 6,350 (94.1%)

 Suicide

15 / 2,536 (0.6%)

≤ 10 / 6,350 (NA)

 Homicide

0 / 2,536 (0.0%)

≤ 5 / 6,350 (NA)

 Pending/Unknown

48 / 2,536 (1.9%)

303 / 6,350 (4.8%)

Age in Years

  

 18–40

70 / 2,536 (2.8%)

163 / 6,350 (2.6%)

 41–60

230 / 2,536 (9.1%)

631 / 6,350 (9.9%)

 61–70

320 / 2,536 (12.6%)

858 / 6,350 (13.5%)

 71–80

505 / 2,536 (19.9%)

1,484 / 6,350 (23.4%)

 81+

1,411 / 2,536 (55.6%)

3,214 / 6,350 (50.6%)

Severity Category

  

 No Hospitalization in Prior Year

953 / 2,536 (37.6%)

3,566 / 6,350 (56.2%)

 1–27 Days Hospitalized in Prior Year

907 / 2,536 (35.8%)

1,949 / 6,350 (30.7%)

 ≥28 Days Hospitalized in Prior Year

676 / 2,536 (26.7%)

835 / 6,350 (13.1%)

 Hospitalization in ICU in Prior Year

237 / 2,536 (9.3%)

424 / 6,350 (6.7%)

  1. Note. Small cell counts (≤ 5) are suppressed per Population Data BC guidelines to reduce risk of individual re-identification. Suicides were reported as ≤ 10 to preclude deduction of the number of homicides. As a result, group categories may not sum to 100%. ICU = intensive care units. NA = not available