Excess mortality during COVID-19 and prediction of mortality in Bangladesh: an analysis based on death records in urban graveyards
We revealed a significant rise in mortality during the pandemic, with elevated death rates persisting at the end of the pandemic. Predictions indicate continued mortality increases through 2030, underscoring the pandemic's long-term health impacts. While further research is needed, these findings highlight the value of graveyard-based death registration data for tracking mortality trends and informing public health strategies.
Authors
- Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman
- Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1079)
- Shafiqul Ameen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3208-8663)
- Ridwana Maher Manna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-7859)
- Ema Akter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4772-5431)
- Bibek Ahamed
- Md Alamgir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-6424)
- Akbar Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-2712)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Hafizur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-049X)
- Sabrina Jabeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-2070)
- Beth Tippett Barr
- Tasnu Ara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1105-7876)
- Tanvir Hossain AKM
- Md. Shahidul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-9536)
- Pradip Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-0546)
- Anisuddin Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6030-0468)
- Atiqul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8632-6188)
- Tanzila Rahman
- Uchchash Barua
- Nasimul Ghani Usmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3824-6711)
- Mohammad Mamun-Ul-Hassan
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04050
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.84