Covid-19 demography in France and South Africa: A comparative study of morbidity and mortality in 2020–2022

Michel GARENNE
Researcher, Institut Pasteur, Epidémiologie des Maladies Emergentes
Honorary Professor, MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Senior Fellow, FERDI
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMI Résiliences
Nancy Stiegler
Department of Statistics and Population Studies, University of Western Cape, Cape Town, Afrique du Sud

CategoryPublished papers
Published on19 March 2024
PublishersPLOS-ONE

The study compares Covid-19 morbidity and mortality in South-Africa and in France, two countries with similar population size and with reliable reporting systems, in order to better understand the dynamics and impacts of the epidemics and the effects of health policies and programs.

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Garenne M, Stiegler N. (2024). Covid-19 demography in France and South Africa: a comparative study of morbidity and mortality in 2020–2022. PLoS-One; 19(2), e029487.

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