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 …

Background To understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, this study
investigates overall, sex-and age-specific excess all-cause mortality in 20 countries, during …

Both the USA and Europe experienced substantial excess mortality in 2020 and 2021
related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods used to estimate excess mortality vary, making …

During the summer of 2021, a narrative of" two Americas" emerged: one with high demand
for the COVID-19 vaccine and the second with widespread vaccine hesitancy and …

Background This study aimed to investigate overall and sex-specific excess all-cause
mortality since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020 among 22 …

Background Mortality statistics are fundamental to public health decision making. Mortality
varies by time and location, and its measurement is affected by well known biases that have …

Comparing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic between countries or across time is
difficult because the reported numbers of cases and deaths can be strongly affected by …

Background We aimed to build a basic daily mortality curve in Israel based on 20-year data
accounting for long-term and annual trends, influenza-like illness (ILI) and climate factors …

Excess mortality incidence rates were higher for persons aged≥ 65 years, with notable
racial/ethnic disparities across all age groups. In 2020, among Black and Hispanic persons …

Introduction Excess mortality is a suitable indicator of health consequences of COVID-19
because death from any cause is clearly defined contrary to death from Covid-19. We …