All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country's COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible cases, the number of COVID-19 deaths was compared with the number of deaths from all-cause mortality. Mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic was also compared with historical mortality rates from the last century including those of the Spanish influenza pandemic.

Methods

Excess mortality predictions and COVID-19 mortality data were analysed for the period March 10th to June 21st 2020. The number of COVID-19 deaths and the COVID-19 mortality rate per million were calculated for hospitals, nursing homes and other places of death, acc

SUBMITTER: Bustos Sierra N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7662738 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature