This article contains the monthly cumulative number of deaths from
the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
) reported by each country, territory, and
subnational area
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to the
World Health Organization
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(WHO) and published in WHO reports, tables, and spreadsheets.
[ There are also maps and timeline graphs of daily and weekly deaths worldwide.][
confirmed COVID-induced deaths have been reported worldwide. As of December 2022, taking into account likely COVID induced deaths via ]excess deaths
In epidemiology, mortality displacement is the occurrence of deaths at an earlier time than they would have otherwise occurred, meaning the deaths are ''displaced'' from the future into the present. The displacement may be described as the resul ...
, the 95% confidence interval
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suggests the pandemic to have caused between 16 and 28 million deaths. For the latest daily updates of cases, deaths, and death rates see COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country
This article contains the current number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths per population by country. It also has cumulative death totals by country. For these numbers over time see the tables, graphs, and maps at COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 ...
. For even more international statistics in table, graph, and map form see COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
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Timelines of daily deaths worldwide
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Timeline of weekly deaths worldwide
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Maps of deaths by country
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Scientific analysis
In October 2020, a group of scientists, including those from the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team
The Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team is a group of experts from Imperial College London studying the COVID-19 pandemic and informing the government of the United Kingdom, and governments and public health agencies around the world. The te ...
, published an analysis of the all-cause mortality effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic for 21 industrialised countries – including its timing, demographics and excess deaths per capita – and assessed determinants for substantial variations in death rates such as the countries' pandemic preparedness and management.
An analysis published in the Lancet in March 2022 by Wang et al. suggests up to 18 million lives may have been lost to the pandemic.Global Covid-19 death toll 'may be three times higher than official figures'
The Guardian. 2022.
Cumulative monthly death totals by country
2022
2021. 2nd half
2021. 1st half
2020
See also
*List of epidemics
This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large nu ...
*List of deaths due to COVID-19
This is a list of notable people reported as having died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a result of infection by the virus SARS-CoV-2 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Index
Deaths
See also
* Deaths in 2020
* ...
– notable individual deaths
*COVID-19 vaccine
A COVID19 vaccine is a vaccine intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID19).
Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, an e ...
*Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines
, 12.7billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, with 67.9 percent of the global population having received at least one dose. While 4.19million vaccines were then being administered daily, only 22.3 percent of people i ...
Notes
References
External links
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Timelines of the COVID-19 pandemic