The Beta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
emerged in South Africa in late 2020 and rapidly became the dominant variant, causing over …

Accurate statistics are essential for policy guidance and decisions. However, the reported
number of cases and COVID-19 deaths are known to be biased due to under-ascertainment …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities worldwide periodically
report COVID-19 cases and deaths. These 'official'counts are aggregated primarily from data …

Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and legal identity systems have become
increasingly recognized as catalytic both for inclusive development and for monitoring …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Rapid Mortality Surveillance (RMS) Report has been providing
empirical estimates of the mortality-based high-level indicators for monitoring health and the …

Despite the urgent need for timely mortality data in low-income and lower-middle-income
countries, mobile phone surveys rarely include questions about recent deaths. Such …

Background Covid-19 epidemics raged around the world in years 2020–2022. The
dynamics of the epidemics and their mortality varied by country depending on prevention …

Measuring the impact of a public health crisis in terms of mortality might seem a
straightforward method to quantify its effect on the population because deaths are much …

Background The impacts on mortality of both the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and the
interventions to manage it differ between countries. The Rapid Mortality Surveillance System …

This chapter provides an overview of the leading research on mortality estimates during the
COVID-19 pandemic, with a specific focus on the local level. It first discusses the key data …