WHO: 15 million people have died from COVID-19 in two years
Miscellaneous / / May 05, 2022
Mortality among men and the elderly was higher than among women and youth.
World Health Organization reportedthat the total number of deaths directly or indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 was approximately 14.9 million people. It is not possible to know the exact number, but the range is calculated: from 13.3 to 16.6 million.
We are talking about excess mortality, which is calculated as the difference between the number of deaths and the number that would be expected in the absence of a pandemic based on data from previous years.
Most excess deaths (84%) occur in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas. At the same time, about 68% of these deaths occur in 10 countries of the world. Middle-income countries were predominantly affected, accounting for 81% of the 14.9 million excess deaths over the 24-month period. High- and low-income countries account for 15% and 4%, respectively.
The estimates for the 24-month period also include a breakdown of excess mortality by age and sex. Thus, men died more often (57%) than women (43%), and mortality was also higher among the elderly than among the young.
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