The Economist has been monitoring since last year the gap between official Covid deaths and excess deaths in various countries. They have now compiled statistics for almost every country in the world and a map to show which countries are really more impacted.
In Africa the excess deaths are 800% higher than officially reported Covid fatalities. In Asia it si 700% higher. But in the EU it is only 7% higher and in Oceania it is 400% lower (meaning that there have been less deaths than usual thanks to the lockdowns and other preventive measures that also affect other infectious diseases).
=> The pandemic’s true death toll
It's hard to count the real death toll in developing countries as many deaths go unreported. In India the Economist estimates that excess deaths since the beginning of the pandemic range between 1.1 million and 7 millions (as opposed to the official count of 440,000 Covid deaths).
In Africa the excess deaths are 800% higher than officially reported Covid fatalities. In Asia it si 700% higher. But in the EU it is only 7% higher and in Oceania it is 400% lower (meaning that there have been less deaths than usual thanks to the lockdowns and other preventive measures that also affect other infectious diseases).
=> The pandemic’s true death toll
It's hard to count the real death toll in developing countries as many deaths go unreported. In India the Economist estimates that excess deaths since the beginning of the pandemic range between 1.1 million and 7 millions (as opposed to the official count of 440,000 Covid deaths).
