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Differential mortality in COVID-19 patients from India and western countries

Vijay Kumar Jain1, Karthikeyan Iyengar2, Abhishek Vaish3

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 110001, India.

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome
|July 9, 2020
PubMed

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The COVID-19 pandemic saw lower mortality rates in the Indian subcontinent compared to Western countries. Multifactorial reasons likely explain this difference in global COVID-19 outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health

Background:

  • COVID-19 has caused significant global mortality.
  • Disproportionate impacts observed in minority populations worldwide.
  • The Indian subcontinent shows lower COVID-19 mortality rates than Western nations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reasons behind the lower COVID-19 mortality rate in the Indian subcontinent.
  • To analyze factors contributing to differential COVID-19 mortality globally.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature review conducted in May 2020.
  • Searched PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and Research Gate.
  • Keywords included 'COVID-19', 'Pandemics', 'disease outbreaks', and 'India'.

Main Results:

  • Observed lower COVID-19 mortality in the Indian and South Asian subcontinent compared to the West.
  • Literature indicates multifactorial reasons for this observed differential mortality.

Conclusions:

  • COVID-19 mortality appears lower in the Indian subcontinent despite resource challenges.
  • Further research is needed to fully understand the disparity in global COVID-19 mortality.
  • Emerging data highlights disproportionate COVID-19 burden on minority groups.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19CoronavirusDisease outbreaksIndiaPandemicsPublic health

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