Covid-19 Deaths and Equality - Wave One
Date published:
Research and support:
Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS),
NISRA-led Research
Analyses of equality group, health and socio-demographic characteristics of Covid-19 deaths in NI in Wave One (March to September 2020).
For both Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 deaths during the first wave of the pandemic in Northern Ireland, this research:
- assesses socio-demographic and self-reported health associations;
- calculates age-standardised mortality rates by self-reported disability and religion; and
- undertakes statistical modelling to examine how Covid-19 mortality risk differs by (A) “disability” and (B) “religion/religion of upbringing
An updated report was published on 29 November 2022, covering the period up to November 2021.