Understanding Excess Mortality in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Send us a text Today, we delve into the critical concept of excess mortality as a key indicator of the COVID-19 pandemic's true impact. Drawing from comprehensive analyses by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we explore how excess mortality—defined as the difference between observed deaths and expected deaths based on historical trends—provides a broader understanding of the pandemic's toll beyond confirmed COVID-19 deaths. We discus...