Excess all-cause mortality in the USA and Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021
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Excess all-cause mortality in the USA and Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021. / Rossen, Lauren M.; Nørgaard, Sarah K.; Sutton, Paul D.; Krause, Tyra G.; Ahmad, Farida B.; Vestergaard, Lasse S.; Mølbak, Kåre; Anderson, Robert N.; Nielsen, Jens.
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T1 - Excess all-cause mortality in the USA and Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021
AU - Rossen, Lauren M.
AU - Nørgaard, Sarah K.
AU - Sutton, Paul D.
AU - Krause, Tyra G.
AU - Ahmad, Farida B.
AU - Vestergaard, Lasse S.
AU - Mølbak, Kåre
AU - Anderson, Robert N.
AU - Nielsen, Jens
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Both the USA and Europe experienced substantial excess mortality in 2020 and 2021 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods used to estimate excess mortality vary, making comparisons difficult. This retrospective observational study included data on deaths from all causes occurring in the USA and 25 European countries or subnational areas participating in the network for European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO). We applied the EuroMOMO algorithm to estimate excess all-cause mortality in the USA and Europe during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2021, and compared excess mortality by age group and time periods reflecting three primary waves. During 2020–2021, the USA experienced 154.5 (95% Uncertainty Interval [UI]: 154.2–154.9) cumulative age-standardized excess all-cause deaths per 100,000 person years, compared with 110.4 (95% UI: 109.9–111.0) for the European countries. Excess all-cause mortality in the USA was higher than in Europe for nearly all age groups, with an additional 44.1 excess deaths per 100,000 person years overall from 2020–2021. If the USA had experienced an excess mortality rate similar to Europe, there would have been approximately 391 thousand (36%) fewer excess deaths in the USA.
AB - Both the USA and Europe experienced substantial excess mortality in 2020 and 2021 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods used to estimate excess mortality vary, making comparisons difficult. This retrospective observational study included data on deaths from all causes occurring in the USA and 25 European countries or subnational areas participating in the network for European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO). We applied the EuroMOMO algorithm to estimate excess all-cause mortality in the USA and Europe during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2021, and compared excess mortality by age group and time periods reflecting three primary waves. During 2020–2021, the USA experienced 154.5 (95% Uncertainty Interval [UI]: 154.2–154.9) cumulative age-standardized excess all-cause deaths per 100,000 person years, compared with 110.4 (95% UI: 109.9–111.0) for the European countries. Excess all-cause mortality in the USA was higher than in Europe for nearly all age groups, with an additional 44.1 excess deaths per 100,000 person years overall from 2020–2021. If the USA had experienced an excess mortality rate similar to Europe, there would have been approximately 391 thousand (36%) fewer excess deaths in the USA.
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-022-21844-7
DO - 10.1038/s41598-022-21844-7
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36329082
AN - SCOPUS:85141124963
VL - 12
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
SN - 2045-2322
M1 - 18559
ER -
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