Exploring the Gap Between Excess Mortality and COVID-19 Deaths in 67 Countries

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2117359. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17359.

Authors

Francesco Sanmarchi¹, Davide Golinelli¹, Jacopo Lenzi¹, Francesco Esposito¹, Angelo Capodici¹, Chiara Reno¹, Dino Gibertoni¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the difference between COVID-19 confirmed mortality and excess mortality in 67 countries.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / mortality*
Cause of Death
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Mortality*
SARS-CoV-2