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. 2023 Dec;35(10):808-818.
doi: 10.1177/08982643231174980. Epub 2023 May 17.

Latino Mortality Paradox Found (Again): COVID-19 Mortality a Tale of Two Years

Marc A Garcia  1 , Rogelio Sáenz  2
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Latino Mortality Paradox Found (Again): COVID-19 Mortality a Tale of Two Years

Marc A Garcia et al. J Aging Health. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: This study examines the resiliency of the Latino Mortality paradox during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are used to compute the ratio of Latino-to-white all-causes death rates for adults aged 45 and older, nationally and among 13 U.S. states with Latino populations greater than one million. Results: Nationally, the Latino mortality paradox persisted in 2020 and 2021. However, there was significant variation across states. We document three distinct patterns of COVID-19 mortality across 13 U.S. states: 1) the disappearance of the Latino mortality paradox, 2) the persistence of the Latino mortality paradox, and 3) the disappearance in 2020 and reemergence in 2021 of the Latino mortality paradox. Discussion: COVID-19 Mortality has disproportionately affected mid- and late-life Latinos, although the disparities relative to whites have narrowed. We discuss the dynamics influencing the waning and waxing of the Latino mortality paradox.

Keywords: coronavirus; latino mortality paradox.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
U.S. ratio of Latino-to-white age-adjusted death rate for population 45 and older, 2015–2019 to 2021.
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Ratio of Latino-to-white age-adjusted death rate for population 45 and older in 13 states, 2015–2019 to 2021.
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