Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive death toll, but its effect on mortality
remains uncertain in low-and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). This review …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by a massive death toll. However,
the overall effect of the pandemic, including potential unintended negative impacts of some …

Background Although the COVID-19 pandemic claimed a great deal of lives, it is still unclear
how it affected mortality in low-and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). This review …

Background Excess all-cause mortality has been used in many countries as an estimate of
mortality effects from COVID-19. What was the excess mortality in Israel in 2020 and when …

Background: COVID-19 has proven to be the worst pandemic in the history of mankind.
While the pandemic still continues to perplex scientists globally, attempts are being made to …

Nationally published COVID-19 mortality estimates might underestimate the actual mortality
burden attributed to COVID-19. Estimations of excess all-cause mortality can provide more …

Background: Currently, reported COVID-19 deaths are inadequate to assess the impact of
the pandemic on global excess mortality. All-cause excess mortality is a WHO …

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 …

Estimating excess mortality is challenging. The metric depends on the expected mortality
level, which can differ based on given choices, such as the method and the time series …

Introduction: Dynamic assessment of mortality, as the most important indicator of health,
allows us to draw conclusions about the activity of diseases, socio-economic well-being and …