By CNBCTV18.com Jan 20, 2022 8:54:45 PM IST (Updated)
A gender gap seems to have opened up in the pandemic arena. While studies across the world differ somewhat in their findings, researchers agreed that social aspects like job types, behavioural patterns and underlying health issues may have played a significant role in COVID-19 death-related disparities.
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cause waves of confusion and devastation across the world. It has disrupted healthcare systems, and lockdowns and restrictions necessitated by the pandemic have resulted in loss of livelihoods, ravaging the global economy.
With the pandemic entering its third year, experts, backed by studies, have noticed that possibly, more men are dying of COVID-19 compared to women. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) had said that men accounted for 63 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Europe. According to a report by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) last year, the number of men who died of COVID-19 in Bengaluru was nearly double that of women.
Likely reasons