The triple inequality in excess mortality

The sex imbalance in excess mortality rates is most pronounced among the most elderly in the poorest countries

The global expansion of excess mortality

New estimates by WHO point to a developing country-driven intensification and broadening of excess mortality across age cohorts

A life lost is a life lost

Let’s not lose sight of the excess mortality picture in the absolute

COVID-19 is more severe than you think

Perspectives on pandemic mortality that go beyond the official data

Do excess deaths exceed leading causes of death?

In most countries they do (if we can trust the estimates)

The global picture of excess deaths is disturbing

New estimates of excess deaths make vaccine inequity all the more disturbing

In this age-discriminating pandemic, demography still rules

Pandemic outcomes and vaccination needs remain overshadowed by demography

The waning demographic hedge

Having a young age structure is no guarantee for a low mortality toll

Death in the Group of Seven

Among the G7, US and Japan are at opposite extremes of pandemic mortality

The curious similarity of the BRICS

Structural different, several BRICS show strikingly similar pandemic outcomes