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Table 2 Face mask weekly supply per person and population distribution in Taiwan from April 9 to April 15, 2020 (Total)

From: Strategies for supplying face masks to the population of Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Age group

Mask supply

Register population

Standardized difference

n

%

n

%

0–9

805,169

6.79

1,995,123

8.45

0.06

10–19

1,082,366

9.13

2,269,369

9.61

0.02

20–29

1,328,407

11.21

3,123,559

13.23

0.06

30–39

1,744,557

14.72

3,559,077

15.08

0.01

40–49

1,956,109

16.50

3,749,616

15.89

0.02

50–59

1,910,911

16.12

3,641,731

15.43

0.02

60–69

1,756,775

14.82

3,037,036

12.87

0.06

70–79

848,608

7.16

1,409,800

5.97

0.05

80–89

353,747

2.98

677,279

2.87

0.01

90–99

65,687

0.55

136,725

0.58

0.00

≥100

1947

0.02

3806

0.02

0.00

  1. Mask supply statistics according to the purchase records of pharmacies, district public health centers, and e-Mask system, and face masks files of national health insurance
  2. The population register is according to the national population statistics of Taiwan up to Dec 15, 2019