An assessment of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic, a retrospective post-mortem surveillance in 12 districts – Zambia, 2020–2022
There was excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia, with more deaths occurring within the community during wave periods. This analysis suggests more COVID-19 deaths likely occurred in Zambia than suggested by officially reported numbers. Mortality surveillance can provide important information to monitor population health and inform public health programming during pandemics.
Authors
- Nathan Kapata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-8809)
- Nyambe Sinyange
- Muzala Kapina
- Amos Hamukale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9291-0874)
- Stephen Longa Chanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4326-8571)
- Luchenga Adam Mucheleng’anga
- Warren Malambo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-9831)
- Roma Chilengi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-9527)
- Jonas Z. Hines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4877-0333)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Ministry of Health (ZM)
- National Institute of Public Administration (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20045-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention