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Excess mortality: Cumulative number of deaths from all causes compared to projection based on previous
years, per million people, Nov 7, 2021

The cumulative difference between the reported number of deaths since 1 January 2020 and the projected number of deaths for the same period based on previous years. The
reported number might not count all deaths that occurred due to incomplete coverage and delays in reporting.

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World

Source: Human Mortality Database (2021), World Mortality Dataset (2021)

Note: Comparisons across countries are affected by differences in the completeness of death reporting. Details can be found at our Excess Mortality page.

Jan 5, 2020
Nov 7, 2021