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(en) In 2020 and 2021, Belgium experienced the deadliest episode in its history since the Second World War. Until July 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in more than 25,000 deaths, mainly in two waves: the first from March to May 2020; the second from October 2020 to January 2021. With a comparative perspective of the first two waves of the pandemic, this study aims to assess the excess mortality related to Covid-19 according to various socio-demographic and spatial characteristics, such as age, gender, region/municipality of residence, household status and social group. More specifically, the aim of this study is to analyse patterns of Covid-19-related mortality: does this mortality follow existing socio-demographic and spatial inequalities in general mortality, or is it characterized by specific inequalities? Are these disparities the same in both waves? What are the implications of the pandemic for life expectancy? And does the pandemic affect all social classes equally or, on the contrary, does it amplify inequalities that were already present before? The analyses are based on aggregated data provided by Statbel (Belgian Statistical Office). Indicators of excess mortality are calculated in order to compare the situation in the year 2020 with that observed during the reference period 2016-2019. From the data of the National Register, mortality tables per sex, region and social group were calculated. They make it possible to estimate the loss of life expectancy in 2020 compared to 2019 and the specific contribution of the different age groups to this decrease.
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Bourguignon, M., Damiens, J. J., Doignon, Y., Eggerickx, T., Fontaine, S., Lusyne, P., Plavsic, A., Rees, A., Rizzi, E. L., Sanderson, J.-P., & Schlüter, B.-S. (2021). Variations spatiales et sociodémographiques de mortalité de 2020-2021 en Belgique. L’effet de la pandémie Covid-19 (Démographie et sociétés 27). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/268731