Covid Study Finds 18 Million Deaths, Three Times Official Tally - Bloomberg - 0 views
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“At the global level, this is quite the biggest mortality shock since the Spanish flu,” s
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Covid drove a 17% jump in deaths worldwide, he said in an interview. The flu pandemic that began in 1918 killed at least 50 million people.
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The evidence suggests the mortality surge is a direct result of Covid-19, the researchers said. But some deaths may also have occurred indirectly, they said, caused by a lack of access to health care and other essential services during the pandemic, or from behavioral shifts that led to suicide or drug abuse.
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Because of its large population, India alone accounted for an estimated 22% -- or 4.1 million -- of the global deaths. The U.S. and Russia were the next highest with 1.1 million each, followed by Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia.
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In the end, the scientists estimated there was an excess of 120 deaths for every 100,000 people around the world. The study found 21 countries had estimated mortality rates higher than 300 per 100,000, led by Bolivia and Bulgaria
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Places with the lowest estimated excess mortality rate were Iceland, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.
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Mask-wearing, physical distancing and other public health measures led to a decline in other communicable diseases, which reduced mortality in some countries
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the prevalence of obesity and older age in a population were two of the biggest determinants of excess mortality, Murray said.