Characteristics of people who die in Italy due to coronavirus

Characteristics of people who die in Italy due to coronavirus

The country where the most casualties are seen in COVID-19 disease caused by the new type of coronavirus is Italy. Here are the characteristics of those who lost their lives in Italy.

The characteristics of the first 3200 people who lost their lives according to the research dated March 19.

Average age: 80
Youngest: 31
The oldest: 103
Average age of women: 82
Average age of men: 79

To date, the death reports of 36 patients who died below the age of 50 (1.1% in overall ratio) of covid-19 positive deaths are as follows:

9 of them were under 40, and between the ages of 31 and 39 were 8 men and 1 woman. No clinical information of 2 patients under the age of 40 is available, while the other 7 patients had serious pre-existing pathologies (cardiovascular, renal, psychiatric pathologies, diabetes, obesity).

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 31-39
Total: 9 (0.3%)
Male: 8
Women: 1

Seven of them had serious pre-existing pathologies (cardiovascular, renal, psychiatric pathologies, diabetes, obesity). No clinical information of 2 patients is available.

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 40-49
Total: 27 (0.8%)
Male: 18
Women: 9

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 50-59
Total: 93 (2.9%)
Male: 68
Women: 25

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 60-69
Total: 329 (10.3%)
Male: 267
Women: 62

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 70-79
Total: 1134 (35.4%)
Male: 877
Women: 257

Those who lost their lives between the ages of 80-89
Total: 1309 (40.9%)
Male: 884
Women: 425

Those who lost their lives over 90 years old
Total: 298 (9.3%)
Male: 136
Women: 162
Undetectable: 1

The most common pathologies in patients who died due to Covid-2019 positive
Pathologies;
Ischemic heart disease: 145 (30.1%)
Atrial fibrillation: 106 (22.0%)
Stroke: 54 (11.2%)
Arterial hypertension: 355 (73.8%)
Diabetes mellitus: 163 (33.9%)
Dementia: 57 (11.9%)
Koah: 66 (13.7%)
Active cancer in the past 5 years: 94 (19.5%)
Chronic liver disease: 18 (3.7%)
Chronic kidney failure: 97 (20.2%)

According to the number of pathologies they have;
0 pathology: 6 people (1.2%)
1 pathology: 113 people (23.5%)
2 pathologies: 128 people (26.6%)
3 or more pathologies: 234 people (48.6%)

The most common symptoms in patients dying of Covid-19
Hemoptysis: 1%
Diarrhea: 8%
Difficulty breathing: 73%
Cough: 40%
Fever: 76%

The rate of those who get positive even though they do not state any complaints is 5.7%.

Source: worldometer.info