15 million excess deaths worldwide were caused by COVID over two years

The first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic cost nearly 337 million years of life, the WHO reveals on Friday.

The WHO estimates that there was an excess mortality of 15 million people, caused directly or indirectly by the pandemic. According to the organization, alcohol consumption decreased between 2010 and 2019.

World lost nearly 337 million life years due to COVID-19: WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a loss of nearly 337 million life years in the two first years as millions of people died prematurely, the World Health...

Hundreds of Millions of Life Years Lost to Covid-19 Pandemic: WHO

The most dramatic finding, based on data up to 2022, was the estimate of how many years of life Covid had taken, WHO said

Nästan 337 miljoner mänskliga levnadsår gick förlorade under de första två åren av coronapandemin, då miljontals människor avled tidigare än de borde ha gjort. Det skriver Världshälsoorganisationen WHO i en rapport. Officiellt dog 7 miljoner människor av viruset, men inofficiellt låg det verkliga antalet dödsfall under den världsomspännande pand...

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to Covid pandemic: WHO

Nearly 337 million life years were lost in the two first years of the Covid-19 pandemic, as millions of people died prematurely, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO report lays bare how the virus itself and the broader impact of the crisis abruptly cut short the lives of millions of people.