Estimating excess 1-year mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic according to underlying conditions and age: a population-based cohort study
UK study (n=3,862,012) estimated that more than 20% of the study population are in the high-risk category (13.7% were > 70 years and 6.3% were aged 70 years or younger with at least one underlying condition) with an estimated 1-year mortality of 4.46% (95% CI 4.41–4.51).
Source:
The Lancet
SPS commentary:
The authors make the following additional estimations: