Burden of COVID-19 Mortality and Morbidity in Poland in 2020

Katarzyna Orlewska, Dorota Kozieł, Justyna Klusek and Ewa Orlewska
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Katarzyna Orlewska: Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
Dorota Kozieł: Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
Justyna Klusek: Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
Ewa Orlewska: Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: In 2020 COVID-19 caused 41,442 deaths in Poland. We aimed to estimate the burden of COVID-19 using years of potential life lost (YPLL) and quality-adjusted years of life lost (QALYL). YPLL were calculated by multiplying the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the analyzed age/sex group by the residual life expectancy for that group. Standard and country-specific (local) life tables were used to calculate SPYLL and LPYLL, respectively. QALYL were calculated adjusting LPYLL due to COVID-19 death by age/sex specific utility values. Deaths from COVID-19 in Poland in 2020 caused loss of 630,027 SPYLL, 436,361 LPYLL, and 270,572 QALYL. The loss was greater among men and rose with age reaching the maximum among men aged 65–69 and among women aged 70–74. Burden of COVID-19 in terms of YPLL is proportionate to external-cause deaths and was higher than the burden of disease in the respiratory system. Differential effects by sex and age indicate important heterogeneities in the mortality effects of COVID-19 and justifies policies based not only on age, but also on sex. Comparison with YPLL due to other diseases showed that mortality from COVID-19 represents a substantial burden on both society and on individuals in Poland.

Keywords: Poland; COVID-19; burden of disease; years of potential life lost; quality adjusted years of life lost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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