Beyond death counts: how COVID-19 affected excess mortality and productive life-years lost across 28 European states, 2020–2023
Our findings underscore marked geographic and sex differences in excess deaths and life-years lost, with particularly high disparities among the working-age population. These patterns emphasise the need for strengthening health systems' resilience and tailoring post-pandemic recovery efforts to the most affected populations.
Authors
- Jakub Wojtasik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-5658)
- Paweł Niewiadomski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4522-0595)
- Błażej Łyszczarz
Institutions
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1720864
- Primary Topic
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00