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According to the study, lower mortality rates occurred in countries with more socialized and equitable health systems.
Researchers noted there were exceptions, including in Germany and Sweden which saw a much smaller decrease than comparable countries such as the Netherlands, which achieved nearly a 16-fold decrease in deaths.
According to the authors, the main factors contributing to the difference were that first-wave deaths disproportionately affected the elderly, and second-wave infections tended to affect younger people, as well as first wave case numbers being underestimated in Europe and the capability of health care systems to respond.
2021-03-17 07:05:29 GMT2021-03-17 15:05:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, March 17 (Xinhua) Mortality rates between the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Europe and the United States fell further, a joint Australian-Chinese study said on Wednesday.
According to the study, lower mortality rates occurred in countries with more socialised and equitable health systems.
Researchers noted there were exceptions, including in Germany and Sweden which saw a much smaller decrease than comparable countries such as the Netherlands, which achieved nearly a 16-fold decrease in deaths.
According to the authors, the main factors contributing to the difference were that first-wave deaths disproportionately affected the elderly, and second-wave infections tended to affect younger people, as well as first wave case numbers being underestimated in Europe and the capability of health care systems to respond.