Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design

Authors

Daisuke Onozuka

Yuta Tanoue

Shuhei Nomura

Takayuki Kawashima

Daisuke Yoneoka

Akifumi Eguchi

Chris Fook Sheng Ng

Kentaro Matsuura

Shoi Shi

Koji Makiyama

Shinya Uryu

Yumi Kawamura

Shinichi Takayanagi

Stuart Gilmour

Takehiko I Hayashi

Hiroaki Miyata

Francesco Sera

Tomimasa Sunagawa

Takuri Takahashi

Yuuki Tsuchihashi

Yusuke Kobayashi

Yuzo Arima

Kazuhiko Kanou

Motoi Suzuki

Masahiro Hashizume

Doi

Published in International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 75–84. doi:10.1093/ije/dyab216

A two-stage interrupted time-series analysis showing reduced all-cause mortality in Japan during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.