Geographic variation in mortality in England

Nuffield Fellows Richard Breen and John Ermisch look at data from 1 March to 31 July 2020, finding links between population density, ethnicity and COVID-19 mortality rates. They also find that higher mortality rates also 'spillover' into neighbouring areas.

(Richard Breen, John Ermisch, 'The Distributional Impact of Covid-19: Geographic Variation in Mortality in England'. Published in Demographic Research 44(17):397-414, doi:10.4054/DemRes.2021.44.17.)