A US study published in the Lancet Medical Journal states that Total death toll from COVID-19 It could be three times higher than the number of officially reported deaths.
Bloomberg News reported that The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, revealed that in the first two years of the coronavirus outbreak, 18.2 million people could have died, researchers said. indicate that lack of infection detection And the unreliable data collection explains the discrepancy of the official estimated death toll of just 5.9 million.
The research data focuses on the number of deaths that are beyond estimates. and assess the extent of the severity of the epidemic while the death toll continues to rise The scientists compared mortality rates between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021 with mortality data over the past two years.
Christopher J.L. Murray, Director of the IHME Institute, said: “Given the global outlook, The figure is the most likely death rate since the Spanish flu pandemic. The coronavirus has led to a 17% rise in global mortality, while the Spanish flu, which broke out in 1918, killed at least 50 million people.”
In addition, the information also indicates that While the increase in death toll is directly attributable to COVID-19, some deaths are attributed to other factors, resulting from lack of health care. including not receiving necessary services during the epidemic or behavior changes that lead to suicide or substance abuse
Associate Professor Hai Dong Wang from the University of Washington said: “Research data from many countries As well as Sweden and the Netherlands, COVID-19 is the direct cause of the sharp increase in deaths. Understanding the true death toll from an epidemic is critical to making effective public health decisions.”
By InfoQuest News Agency (11 Mar. 65)
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