Covid-19 v České republice: Demografické aspekty, zdravotnická intervence a prostorové souvislosti

The emergence and progress of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised a number of issues, including the determinants of health that are (potentially) at risk for the spread and progression of the disease and may exacerbate regional health inequalities. The aim of this paper is to analyse demographic indicators (proportion of population aged 65 years and over and life expectancy) and indicators of health intervention (number of beds and number of doctors/1000 inhabitants) in relation to the COVID-19 diseases (proportion of infected and mortality of those infected with COVID-19 virus in districts of the Czech Republic). Data from 2020 and 2021 are analysed using correlation analysis (Pearson correlation coefficient), factor and cluster analysis. The results show that there is a moderate relationship between the proportion of infected persons and COVID-19 mortality. Factor analysis showed that the higher the proportions of persons aged 65 years and over, the higher the values of proportion of infected persons and the number of deaths (mortality). A favourable position in the evaluated indicators is in the cluster of districts of Brno-město and Ostrava-město, while an unfavourable position was identified in the cluster of districts of Český Krumlov, Domažlice, Jeseník, Prachatice, Rakovník, Rokycany and Tachov. The location of the districts and the indicators of health intervention create regional differentiations and cause health inequalities.