The Infection Fatality Risk increases significantly with age and is highest for those aged 75 and over 

The risk of death from Covid given that an individual has been infected with Covid by age in England based on data collected between Nov 2023 and Mar 2024.

There are multiple uncertainties that feed into the calculation of an IFR including the incidence itself, the delay distribution from infection to fatality, and fatality definition. Caution should be taken when interpreting, and making comparisons to estimates from other studies
Chart: Bob HawkinsSource: UKHSAGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper