Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2020 and 2021 waves in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Joelinotahiana Hasina RabarisonJean Marius RakotondramangaRila RatovosonBruno MasquelierAnjaraso Maharavo RasoanomenjanaharyAnou DreyfusAndrés GarchitorenaFidisoa RasambainarivoNorosoa Harline RazanajatovoSoa Fy AndriamandimbyCharlotte Jessica E MetcalfVincent LacosteJean Michel HeraudPhilippe Dussart

Published in: BMJ global health (2023)

We observed high excess mortality during the pandemic period, in particular around the peaks of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in Antananarivo. Our study highlights the need to implement death registration systems in low-income countries to document true toll of a pandemic.

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