![]() ![]() ![]() The analysis of COVID-19 mortality rates among different racialized populations revealed that Black people had the highest age-standardized COVID-19 mortality rate (49 deaths per 100,000 population), followed by South-Asians (31 deaths per 100,000 population), and Chinese (22 deaths per 100,000 population). Overall, the COVID-19 mortality rate was significantly higher for racialized populations (31 deaths per 100,000 population) compared to the non-racialized and non-Indigenous population (22 deaths per 100,000 population). Some racialized populations in Canada had significantly higher mortality rates due to COVID-19 than non-racialized and non-Indigenous populations in 2020 Please refer to the Data source, Concepts and Methods section for a more detailed explanation of this technique. Additionally, a moderated multivariable logistic regression was used to model the direct effects and interaction between low income status and different racialized populations on the likelihood of COVID-19 death. Age-standardized COVID-19 mortality rates were calculated for individuals living in private dwellings (98% of the population) at the time of 2016 Census disaggregated by sex, low income status based on after tax income, and racialized group ( e.g. The study uses the newly released 2016 Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC) data which combined the long-form 2016 Census with the Canadian Vital Statistics- Death Database from 2016-2020. This study estimated COVID-19 mortality rates among racialized populations in Canada in 2020 and further explored the impact of individual’s low income status on the mortality for racialized populations after accounting for other known risk factors such as age, sex, dwelling type and housing suitability. Previous studies on COVID-19 among racialized and low income populations measure these two factors in isolation (Gold et al., 2020 Rogers et al., 2020 Xu et al., 2021 Hou, Frank & Schimmele, 2020).Ĭurrently, it is unknown in Canada if the higher rates of COVID-19 mortality among racialized populations are associated with the higher proportion of racialized groups living in low income or if there is a combined effect which puts them at a higher risk for COVID-19 mortality. However, only a few studies have disaggregated COVID-19 mortality rates by racialized populations and low income status. The current COVID-19 pandemic highlights the health risks faced by racialized populations in Canada.Īrea-based studies have shown higher COVID-19 mortality rates in low income neighbourhoods and neighbourhoods with high ethno-cultural composition compared to neighbourhoods of high income or lower ethno-cultural composition (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2021 Subedi, Greenberg & Turcotte, 2020). Research has shown that racialized groups face disadvantages especially in the areas of income, employment, and housing which can lead to poor health outcomes. A person’s ethno-cultural background along with their socioeconomic status are associated with their health. ![]()
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