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Covid death by age in Switzerland: 0-50 years old (cumulative): 60 50-59 years old : 215 60-69 years old : 712 70-79 years old : 2125 80+ years old : 7389
by Kretinsky 5y ago
Covid death by age in Switzerland:
0-50 years old (cumulative): 60
50-59 years old : 215
60-69 years old : 712
70-79 years old : 2125
80+ years old : 7389
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110092/coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-age-group-switzerland/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110092/coronavirus-covi...
As we can see, the risk is clearly minimal if you're young, and we're not even controling for comorbidities.
- jlebar 5y agoDeath is not the only risk from this disease. Young people are at risk of getting long covid, for example. https://www.mattbell.us/delta-and-long-covid/ https://www.mattbell.us/delta-and-long-covid/
- ptaipale 5y agoAlso, people who have had ICU care may get life-changing injuries from the care itself. It's worth noting that with delta and unvaccinated younger cogorts, we can see hiw the relative risk of ending up in ICU increases for younger cohorts. Sweden has good register web page for this. Choose fates after July 2021 to see how the distribution of cases moves to the left, younger cohorts. https://portal.icuregswe.org/siri/sv/report/corona.alderkon?filter=b213d908-6dcf-d4be-c121-8eeda3a9578a https://portal.icuregswe.org/siri/sv/report/corona.alderkon?...