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Table 3 Statistics of cases and deaths per age band as at January 31, 2021

From: COVID-19 and the ageing workforce: global perspectives on needs and solutions across 15 countries

 

Age Bands

No of Cases

No of Deaths

Case Fatality Rate

% Share of cases

% Share of Deaths

% Share of National Populationa

Retired

70+

3163

335

10.6%

2.9%

27.1%

2.5%

Ageing

50-69

19,949

668

3.4%

18.3%

54.1%

7.1%

Active

20-49

72,944

215

0.3%

67.0%

27.1%

38.1%

Dependents

0-19

12,803

18

0.1%

11.8%

1.5%

52.3%

  1. a Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, 2021