A comprehensive analysis of all-cause and cause-specific excess deaths in 30 countries during 2020.

ABSTRACT: The impact of COVID-19 on mortality from specific causes of death remains poorly understood. This study analysed cause-of-death data provided by the World Health Organization from 2011 to 2019 to estimate excess deaths in 2020 in 30 countries. Over-dispersed Poisson regression models were used to estimate the number of deaths that would have been expected if the pandemic had not occurred, separately for men and women. The models included year and age categories to account for temporal trends and changes in size and age structure of the populations. Excess deaths were calculated by subtracting observed deaths from expected ones. Our analysis revealed significant excess deaths from ischemic heart diseases (IHD) (in 10 countries), cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) (in 10 countries), and diabetes

SUBMITTER: Alicandro G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663248 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature