Excess deaths from all causes and by COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020.
Alcione Miranda Dos SantosBruno Feres de SouzaCarolina Abreu de CarvalhoMarcos Adriano Garcia CamposBruno Luciano Carneiro Alves Luciano de OliveiraEduardo Moraes DinizMaria Dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho BrancoRejane Christine de Sousa QueirozVitória Abreu de CarvalhoWaleska Regina Machado AraujoAntonio Augusto Moura da SilvaPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2021)
There is evidence of underreporting of COVID-19 deaths and of the possible impact of restrictive measures in the reduction of deaths from external causes and respiratory diseases. The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality were heterogeneous among the states and groups, revealing that regional, demographic, socioeconomic, and racial differences expose individuals in distinct ways to the risk of death from both COVID-19 and other causes.