Countries with older populations have higher rates of corona injuries and deaths ... a study shows

Many researchers have pointed to factors that may control the severity of corona infection and death, such as the different ranges and features of social interactions within families, endemic infection, and the average age of the population. Working in different regions and countries, to present hypotheses for these differences.

The current study aims to establish a network of hypotheses related to the drivers of the spread of the virus, the age distribution between cases and deaths, and the death rate of cases at the population level.

The study revealed that the largest number of infections and deaths due to the Corona virus was recorded in the Americas, while Africa recorded less than 3% of the total global deaths, although it is home to approximately 15% of the world's population.

The average age of the population

Demographic factors, including a greater proportion of young people, and a greater proportion of healthy elderly people, can reduce the size of those at risk of developing severe symptoms due to Corona.

The researchers found that the distribution of cases and deaths remained completely different, so the average case in Europeans was less than 40 years and the average age of death was higher than 70 years, on the contrary in the African region, where cases often exceeded 40 years and deaths were less than 70.

Hence, the average age of the population was crucial to understanding differences in virus transmission, as well as infection and mortality rates.

In countries with an older population, the average age of death was higher, which indicates the quality of health care provided to young people and its contribution to reducing deaths among them, although they were more vulnerable to infection, and many deaths occurred in such countries among residents of care facilities. Long-term, mostly of the elderly.

Home interactions

Low-income cities are usually characterized by large families, with many generations sharing the same living space, and while children seem to be less susceptible to infection and less contagious once infected with Corona, the role they play in the transmission of the virus is still unstable, From 11-18 years, children may transmit the infection to a large extent, however this varies according to age and geographical location.

In Europe, children and young people often mix with their peers, which allows the disease to spread through families. Countries with a lower average population age do not exhibit the same features of domestic interactions as in Europe.