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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Death Locations in Japan: An Analysis of Excess Mortality Through February 2023
Authors
Shuhei Nomura, Marisa Nishio, Sarah Krull Abe, Akifumi Eguchi, Manami Inoue, Motoi Suzuki, Masahiro Hashizume
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/34/7/34_JE20230235/_article
Highlights
- The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influenced where cancer patients in Japan passed away.
- From 2018 to 2023, the percentage of deaths in medical institutions declined from 83.3% to 70.1%, while deaths at home increased from 12.1% to 22.9%.
- There was no clear evidence suggesting an increase in excess cancer deaths associated with the pandemic.
- Factors such as restrictions on healthcare visitations might have contributed to the shift.
- The decrease in cancer diagnoses was transient and might not have been significant enough to result in excess cancer deaths.
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