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Table 1. Demographics of Deaths and Mortality Rates Due to COVID-19 in Japan.

From: Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality among Japanese and Non-Japanese Residents: A Natural Experimental Study

Overall Japanese Non-Japanese
All ages (n [%)]) 20,775 100 20,417 98.3 358 1.7
Mortality rate 16.5 16.8 14.9
Age group: 15-64 years (n [%]) 2,223 10.7 2,114 10.4 109 30.4
Mortality rate 3.0 3.0 5.5
Age group: 65 years and older* (n [%]) 18,552 89.3 18,303 89.6 249 69.6
Mortality rate 52.5 52.1 152.3
Male (n [%]) 1,2191 58.7 11,981 58.7 210 58.7
Median age (years; IQR) 82 15 83 14 74 22
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Table 2. Demographics of Deaths and Mortality Rates among Non-Japanese Residents Due to COVID-19 in Japan by Country of Origin.

From: Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality among Japanese and Non-Japanese Residents: A Natural Experimental Study

Non-Japanese* Non-Japanese without Koreans Korea China Brazil Philippines Peru** USA** Thailand** England** Others
All ages (n [%]) 358 100 165 46.1 193 53.9 40 11.2 31 8.7 26 7.3 7 2.0 6 1.7 3 0.8 1 0.3 51 14.2
Mortality rate 14.9 8.1 51.5 6.0 17.2 11.3 17.1 12.5 7.0 7.4 6.3
Age group: 15-64 years (n [%]) 109 30.4 86 52.1 23 6.4 11 27.5 17 54.8 19 73.1 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 30 58.8
Mortality rate 5.5 4.9 8.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 4.3
Age group: 65 years and older* (n [%]) 249 69.6 79 47.9 170 88.1 29 72.5 14 45.2 7 26.9 NC NC 4 NC NC NC NC NC 21 41.2
Mortality rate 152.3 134.8 162.1 126.2 NC NC NC NC NC NC 140.0
Male (n [%]) 210 58.7 106 64.2 104 53.9 22 55.0 23 74.2 13 50.0 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 100 35 49.0
Median age (years; IQR) 74 22 63.0 21 81 16 73.5 20.5 64.0 14.0 58.5 17.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 61 19.5
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Table 3. Outlier Municipalities in Terms of Non-Japanese Mortality Due to COVID-19.

From: Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality among Japanese and Non-Japanese Residents: A Natural Experimental Study

Municipalities* Proportion of non-Japanese among local population Mortality rate (per 100,000 individuals)
Overall Japanese Non-Japanese Korean
Mortality rate 65 years and over Mortality rate 65 years and over Mortality rate 65 years and over Mortality rate 65 years and over
Ikuno Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture 18.6% 93.5 295.6 99.0 291.8 105.7 313.6 132.9 309.6
Nagata Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 5.2% 122.4 359.5 115.9 315.6 406.8 1109.2 609.0 1220.3
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Table 4. Expected Years of Potential Life Lost by Nationality Group.

From: Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality among Japanese and Non-Japanese Residents: A Natural Experimental Study

Total years of life lost Years of life lost per 100,000 individuals
Overall 76,544.1 61.8
Japanese 72,258.4 59.5
Non-Japanese 4,285.7 178.4
Korean 1,004.7 268.2
Koreans using Korean life expectancy 786.9 210.1
Non-Japanese without Koreans 3,281.0 161.8
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