All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic
We estimated the excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) in selected countries worldwide. In Europe, half a million excess deaths occurred annually in the first three years of the pandemic, while a 2.1% excess was observed in 2023 (108,629 deaths). Significant excess mortality was...
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We estimated the excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) in selected countries worldwide. In Europe, half a million excess deaths occurred annually in the first three years of the pandemic, while a 2.1% excess was observed in 2023 (108,629 deaths). Significant excess mortality was recorded worldwide for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, with peaks in COVID-19 cases closely aligning with these excess deaths. No increase in cancer-related mortality was observed. Gross domestic product per capita, national health expenditure, and vaccination rates were inversely associated with excess mortality. These findings provide insights into the public health impact of COVID-19 and inform future policy decisions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8685d9bf75de4fe7a6b9ace8fb43d9832025-08-20T02:16:19ZengMilano University PressEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health2282-09302025-05-0120110.54103/2282-0930/27958All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 PandemicMargherita Pizzato0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-0435Claudia Santuccihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9845-5307Carlo La Vecchia1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-897XGianfranco Alicandro2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-2714University of Milan University of MilanUniversity of Milan We estimated the excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) in selected countries worldwide. In Europe, half a million excess deaths occurred annually in the first three years of the pandemic, while a 2.1% excess was observed in 2023 (108,629 deaths). Significant excess mortality was recorded worldwide for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, with peaks in COVID-19 cases closely aligning with these excess deaths. No increase in cancer-related mortality was observed. Gross domestic product per capita, national health expenditure, and vaccination rates were inversely associated with excess mortality. These findings provide insights into the public health impact of COVID-19 and inform future policy decisions. https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/ebph/article/view/27958COVID-19SARS-CoV-2pandemicExcess mortalitycauses of deathdiabetes |
| spellingShingle | Margherita Pizzato Claudia Santucci Carlo La Vecchia Gianfranco Alicandro All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Excess mortality causes of death diabetes |
| title | All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | All-cause and Cause-Specific Excess Deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | all cause and cause specific excess deaths during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Excess mortality causes of death diabetes |
| url | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/ebph/article/view/27958 |
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