Tracking excess mortality across countries during the COVID-19 pandemic with the World Mortality Dataset
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 testing capacity and reporting policy. Excess mortality, defined as the increase in all-cause mortality relative to the expected mo...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/69336 |