Inequalities in COVID-19 mortality: defining a global research agenda

The global death toll of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic isvery high, with over 6 million officially registered deaths and estimates of excess mortality ranging from 10 million to 20 million. Yet this burden has not been equally distributed between countries or across race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and social class within countries. Evidence from several countries indicate disparities in exposure, susceptibility and capacity to treat and contain infection, severe illness,hospitalization and death stemming from the disease