English
This article looks at the progression of excess deaths, which is the most robust indicator—particularly for the purposes of international comparison—for tracking the worsening public health situation during the “first wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. Excess death rates have increased more dramatically in the United States than in Europe, although circumstances vary considerably across European nations. The number of excess deaths in France over the first eight months of 2020 is estimated at less than 20,000.
Keywords
- COVID-19
- statistics
- international comparison
- excess mortality
- excess deaths
- pandemic