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Underestimation of COVID-19 mortality during the pandemic.

Stacey M KungMarjan DoppenMelissa BlackIrene BraithwaiteCiléin KearnsMark WeatherallRichard BeasleyNethmi Kearns
Published in: ERJ open research (2021)
The increases in all-cause mortality preceded the increase in COVID-19 mortality in most countries that had definite spikes in COVID-19 mortality. The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 was underestimated by at least 35%. Together these findings suggest that calculation of excess all-cause mortality is a better predictor of COVID-19 mortality than the reported rates, in those countries experiencing definite increases in mortality.
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