RWD reveals disparities in the areas hit hardest by COVID-19

Research published in PLOS Medicine has determined that the northwest region of England and deprived areas of Wales were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, undertaken by the University of Manchester (UK), utilized real-world data (RWD) to suggest that individuals in North England had up to three times the number of excess years of life lost. Deprived areas were also found to have endured larger amounts of community losses, with excess deaths in those aged between 15–44 being 11 times more likely. The team investigated mortality registers and estimates of expected years of life lost during 2020 based...