It is estimated that by the end of 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused around 14.9 million excess deaths worldwide. South-East Asia accounted for the highest number of these deaths with about 5.99 million excess deaths due to the pandemic. This statistic shows the cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region.
Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region
Note from the source: "Excess mortality associated with COVID-19 is used to quantify the direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic. 'Excess mortality' is defined as the difference between the total number of deaths that have occurred and the number of deaths that would have been expected in the absence of the pandemic i.e. a no-COVID-19 scenario."
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WHO. (May 5, 2022). Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region." Chart. May 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. (2022). Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/
WHO. "Cumulative Mean Number of Excess Deaths Associated with The Covid-19 Pandemic Worldwide as of The End of 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/
WHO, Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Cumulative mean number of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide as of the end of 2021, by region [Graph], WHO, May 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306938/cumulative-number-excess-deaths-covid-pandemic-worldwide-by-region/
