Assuming a similar age distribution for actual infections, this means a larger fraction of young people is coming down with severe disease.
Disease severity increases with age, and testing probability increases with severity and thus age (in most places). Thus the ratio p(tested | infection) is age skewed and typically much lower for younger ages.
After adjusting by dividing by age dependent p(tested | infection) you can correct that skew and you probably get something more similar to influenza hosp rate curve.
So again you aren’t comparing even remotely the same units and it’s important to realize that.
Disease severity increases with age, and testing probability increases with severity and thus age (in most places). Thus the ratio p(tested | infection) is age skewed and typically much lower for younger ages.
After adjusting by dividing by age dependent p(tested | infection) you can correct that skew and you probably get something more similar to influenza hosp rate curve.
So again you aren’t comparing even remotely the same units and it’s important to realize that.