WHO Report: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

News Release: 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 – World Health Organization

Original Report: Global excess deaths associated with COVID-19, January 2020 – December 2021 – World Health Organization

Commentaries:

Covid-19: True global death toll from pandemic is almost 15 million, says WHO – The BMJ

WHO: Nearly 15 million died as a result of Covid-19 in first two years of pandemic – STAT

WHO notes 15 million excess deaths over 2 COVID years – CIDRAP

Related:

Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21 – The Lancet

“Excess deaths” is the best metric for tracking the pandemic – The BMJ

The pandemic’s true death toll: millions more than official counts – Nature

Effects of covid-19 pandemic on life expectancy and premature mortality in 2020: time series analysis in 37 countries – The BMJ

Under-reporting of deaths limits our understanding of true burden of covid-19 – The BMJ

Quantifying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through life-expectancy losses: a population-level study of 29 countries – International Journal of Epidemiology

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up? – Think Global Health

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

The total number of deaths associated with #COVID19 worldwide from 2020-2021 may be closer to 14.9 million: New estimates by WHO & @UNDESA.

That’s 9.5 million more deaths than reported https://t.co/qDvaA6t5KZ #HealthData pic.twitter.com/ZjABJzlgiZ

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 5, 2022