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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak by income: hitting hardest the most deprived
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Background: The impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has many facets. This ecological study analysed age-standardized incidence rates by economic level in Barcelona. Methods: We evaluated confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Barcelona (Spain) between 26 February 2020 and 19 April 2020. Districts were classified according to most recent (2017) mean income data. The reference for estimating age-standardized cumulative incidence rates was the 2018 European population. The association between incidence rate and mean income by district was estimated with the Spearman rho. Results: The lower the mean income, the higher the COVID-19 incidence (Spearman rho = 0.83; P value = 0.003). Districts with the lowest mean income had the highest incidence of COVID-19 per 10 000 inhabitants; in contrast, those with the highest income had the lowest incidence. Specifically, the district with the lowest income had 2.5 times greater incidence of the disease, compared with the highest-income district [70 (95% confidence interval 66-73) versus 28 (25-31), respectively]. Conclusions: The incidence of COVID-19 showed an inverse socioeconomic gradient by mean income in the 10 districts of the city of Barcelona. Beyond healthcare for people with the disease, attention must focus on a health strategy for the whole population, particularly in the most deprived areas.
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BAENA DÍEZ, José miguel, BARROSO, María, CORDEIRO COELHO, Sara isabel, DÍAZ, Jorge luis, GRAU, Maria. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak by income: hitting hardest the most deprived. _Journal Of Public Health_. 2020. Vol. 42, núm. 4, pàgs. 698-703. [consulta: 2 de desembre de 2025]. ISSN: 1741-3842. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/178364]