age.deaths: Graph 2020 excess deaths by age group and jurisdiction

In liamrevell/covid19.Explorer: A COVID-19 Explorer

Graph 2020 excess deaths by age group and jurisdiction

Description

Function to compute excess deaths by age group and jurisdiction during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Usage

	age.deaths(state="Massachusetts",
		age.group=c("Under 25 years","25-44 years","45-64 years",
		"65-74 years","75-84 years","85 years and older"),
		plot=c("raw & excess","raw & percent above normal"),
		cumulative=TRUE,
		corrected=FALSE,
		regression=FALSE,
		data=list(),
		date.range=list(),
		return=NULL,
		year=c(2020,2021,2022),
		bg="transparent",
		...)

Arguments

state	state or jurisdiction.
age.group	age group or groups.
plot	what to plot.
cumulative	show cumulative deaths or excess deaths (logical).
corrected	correct past year deaths to 2020 population (logical).
regression	use regression to obtain expected value (instead of corrected mean).
data	list containing CDC data. If not supplied, function will create this object.
date.range	date range for the plot.
return	return specific values to the user.
year	year to plot.
bg	background color.
...	optional arguments.

Value

A plot. Also can optionally return various different things to the user if return is specified.

Author(s)

Liam Revell [e-mail]

References

References here.

liamrevell/covid19.Explorer documentation built on Feb. 19, 2023, 3:09 p.m.