Publications by authors named "S H Woolf"
Background: An extensive literature documents substantial variations in life expectancy (LE) between countries and at various levels of subnational geography. These variations in LE are significantly correlated with socioeconomic covariates, though no analyses have been produced at the finest feasible census tract (CT) level of geographic disaggregation in Canada or designed to compare Canada with the United States.
Data And Methods: Abridged life tables for each CT where robust estimates were feasible were estimated comparably with U.
Excess Death Rates by State During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020‒2023.
Am J Public Health
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study estimates state-level excess death rates in the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, highlighting regional and partisan differences.
- A total of 1,277,697 excess deaths were recorded, with nearly 90% attributed to COVID-19, and more than half occurred after vaccines became available.
- Excess death rates were found to be higher in states with Republican governors and legislative bodies during specific periods of the pandemic.