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Fatality Rate and Population Age of Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy.

In 2019, 23% of the population in Italy was 65 years or older. This age distribution may partially explain Italy's high case fatality rate. When data is stratified by age group, the fatality rates of Italy and China appear more similar than the overall rate.

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Updated 2020-04-10

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Biomedical Sciences