Coronavirus Is Deadlier in <br />Men Than in Women, Study Finds The study was conducted by <br />Chinese researchers and is <br />the largest of its kind to date. Analyzing the data of 72,314 patients <br />with the virus, it found that the <br />mortality rate in men was 2.8 percent. In women, the mortality <br />rate was found to be 1.7 percent. The study also found that the <br />majority of confirmed cases involved <br />people between the ages of 30 and 69. Males make up slightly more <br />than half of those cases, totaling 51 percent. It found that only 4.7 percent <br />of cases reached "critical" status,<br />in which symptoms of the disease <br />include respiratory or organ failure. Of the those who reached critical status, half died due to their symptoms.
