Comparison of excess deaths and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths during a large Omicron epidemic in 2022 in Hong Kong
A substantial increase in population mortality was identified in 2022 in Hong Kong, slightly larger than the laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Deaths from COVID-19 may have displaced some deaths that would otherwise have occurred due to other causes.
Authors
- Peng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-9401)
- Yun Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-9301)
- Hualei Xin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8944-3980)
- Jessica Y. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5309-1661)
- Benjamin J. Cowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-7154)
- Alexandra H. T. Law
- Zhongjie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7218-105X)
- Weizhong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3384-8801)
- Justin Cheung
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HK)
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04105
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09