Introduction The infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 has been carefully measured and
analysed in high-income countries, whereas there has been no systematic analysis of age …

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended health and living standards around the world. This
article provides an interim overview of these effects, with a particular focus on low-and …

Abstract The World Health Organization has a mandate to compile and disseminate statistics
on mortality, and we have been tracking the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic since …

Background The first COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial setting was administered on
Dec 8, 2020. To ensure global vaccine equity, vaccine targets were set by the COVID-19 …

Background Mortality statistics are fundamental to public health decision making. Mortality
varies by time and location, and its measurement is affected by well known biases that have …

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in mortality that translated into life
expectancy losses around the world, with only a few exceptions. We estimate life expectancy …

Objective To estimate the direct and indirect effects of the covid-19 pandemic on mortality in
2020 in 29 high income countries with reliable and complete age and sex disaggregated …

Background Variations in the age patterns and magnitudes of excess deaths, as well as
differences in population sizes and age structures, make cross-national comparisons of the …

Background Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of
population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused
considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. The protection provided by vaccines and …