Black men and women in the United Kingdom were four times more likely to die from Coronavirus than white people of the same gender as of April 2020. Several other ethnic groups were also at an increased risk from Coronavirus than the white population, with men of Bangladeshi or Pakistani origin 3.6 times more likely, and women 3.4 more likely to die from Coronavirus.
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Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender
The source adds the following information: An odds ratio (OR) is a measure of association between a characteristic (ethnicity for example) and an outcome (death from COVID-19 for example).
It represents the odds that an outcome will occur given a characteristic or set of characteristics, compared to the odds of the outcome occurring in the absence of those characteristics.
Odds ratios can be treated as a percentage increase or decrease in risk of the outcome under investigation. An odds ratio in excess of 1 indicates raised risk while an odds ratio less than 1 indicates reduced risk compared with the reference population
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 7, 2020). Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender." Chart. May 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Odds Ratios for The Risk of Death Involving Coronavirus Compared with White Ethnicity (Covid-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by Ethnicity and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Odds ratios for the risk of death involving Coronavirus compared with white ethnicity (COVID-19) in England and Wales from March 2, 2020 to April 2, 2020, by ethnicity and gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115584/coronavirus-death-risk-rate-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
