Sustained excess all-cause mortality post COVID-19 in 21 countries: an ecological investigation
The study reveals sustained excess mortality throughout 2022. Excess deaths were mainly non-COVID-19-related, likely due to displaced mortality or to broader long-term impacts of the pandemic response. Governmental control policies and vaccination efforts were associated with lower excess mortality. These findings provide critical insights into pandemic mortality dynamics and emphasize the need for continued vigilance and adaptive public health strategies.
Authors
- Minh Q. Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8105-6943)
- Joseph Cuthbertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-8115)
- Mohammad Reza Rahmanian Haghighi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-4685)
- Christiana A. Demetriou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4002-2880)
- Nolwenn Le Meur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-4014)
- Annalisa Quattrocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5764-6721)
- Laust Hvas Mortensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6399-495X)
- Claudia Zimmermann
- Eva Schernhammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4337-9415)
- Enza Caruso
- Terje P. Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-3014)
- Ivan Eržen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1795-7912)
- Laylla Macedo
- Mario Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-0992)
- Kostas Athanasakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-3802)
- Marie Chan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-8995)
- Nino Chikhladze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5772-1699)
- Binyamin Binyaminy
- Souzana Achilleos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-9225)
- Julia Critchley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-4188)
- Cyndy Martial
- Levan Kandelaki
- Catherine Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9581-1612)
- Giuseppe Ambrosio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8001-8627)
- Gleb Denissov
- Bo Burström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5770-9422)
- Andreas Artemiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-4090)
- Andreas Charalambous
- José Antonio Cernuda Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-4081)
- Błażej Łyszczarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5825-5079)
- Catharina Vernemmen
- Chryso Th. Pallari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-9684)
- Qian Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5502-1023)
- Manuel Barrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4752-6769)
- Pedro Arcos González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-5442)
- María Athanasiadou
- Lucy Goldsmith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-1925)
- Antonis Polemitis
- Tamar Maor
- Wenjing Tao
- Jackeline Christiane Pinto Lobato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3845-959X)
- Serge Nganda Mekogo
Institutions
- Tbilisi State University (GE)
- National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (GE)
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- East Tennessee State University (US)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Inserm (FR)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (FR)
- Universidad de Oviedo (ES)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- University of Nicosia (CY)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- National Institute of Public Health (SI)
- Ministry of Health (CY)
- Sciensano (Belgium) (BE)
- National Institute for Health Development (EE)
- Arènes: politique, santé publique, environnement, médias (FR)
- City St George's, University of London (GB)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
- University of Mauritius (MU)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- University of the Pacific (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf075
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40
Funders
- University of Nicosia