TY - UNPB
T1 - Reduced Mortality During Holidays and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel
AU - Rasnic, Roni
AU - Klinger, Danielle
AU - Ofer, Dan
AU - Comay, Yoav
AU - Linial, Michal
AU - Bachmat, Eitan
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Evidence suggests varied trends in mortality surrounding the holiday period. Most studies support an association between increased mortality rates and holidays. We compare the effect of the number of holiday days per week on the overall mortality rate in the Israeli population. Between 2000-2020, we see significantly reduced mortality rates in weeks containing national holidays. We observed the same trend in all-cause mortality during the 3-weeks COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. As the Israeli health care system, and hospitals especially, function near peak capacity year-round, we propose that reduced medical service utilization during holidays and the COVID-19 lockdown period might underlie the lower mortality rates.
AB - Evidence suggests varied trends in mortality surrounding the holiday period. Most studies support an association between increased mortality rates and holidays. We compare the effect of the number of holiday days per week on the overall mortality rate in the Israeli population. Between 2000-2020, we see significantly reduced mortality rates in weeks containing national holidays. We observed the same trend in all-cause mortality during the 3-weeks COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. As the Israeli health care system, and hospitals especially, function near peak capacity year-round, we propose that reduced medical service utilization during holidays and the COVID-19 lockdown period might underlie the lower mortality rates.
KW - Epidemiological reports
KW - Nosocomial infections
KW - multivariable analysis
KW - natural death
U2 - 10.1101/2020.07.16.20155259
DO - 10.1101/2020.07.16.20155259
M3 - Preprint
BT - Reduced Mortality During Holidays and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel
ER -