RT Article
T1 Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 60
IS 5
SP 3230
OP 3244
A1 Stein, Rachel E.
A1 Colyer, Corey J.
A1 Corcoran, Katie E.
A1 Guthrie, Sara K.
A1 Mackay, Annette M.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1773546546
AB “Excess deaths” is a means to estimate the lethality of COVID-19 (directly and indirectly). Assessing “excess death” in closed religious communities provides information on how COVID-19 impacted these communities. We use obituary information published in an Amish/Mennonite newspaper to examine excess death among the Amish/Mennonites in 2020. Our results indicate the Amish/Mennonite excess death rates are similar to the national trends in the USA. The excess death rate for Amish/Mennonites spiked with a 125% increase in November 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on this closed religious community highlights the need to consider religion to stop the spread of COVID-19.
K1 Amish
K1 Covid-19
K1 Closed religious groups
K1 Excess death
DO 10.1007/s10943-021-01307-5