Australia – Almost 20,000 More People Died Last Year ‘Than Anticipated’ – The Highest Excess Death Rate Since WWII

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Almost 20,000 more people died in Australia last year than anticipated, with just more than half dying because of COVID-19 as the country recorded the highest number of excess deaths since World War II.

New data from the Actuaries Institute, published on Monday, estimates there was a 12 per cent spike in excess deaths in 2022, with COVID the reason for 10,300 extra deaths and a contributing factor in an additional 2900.

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There were 6600 remaining excess deaths with no mention of COVID on the death certificate. Among those figures, ischaemic heart disease – which leads to heart attacks – and cancer were the biggest contributors, leading to 2020 and 970 excess deaths respectively.

The Institute’s COVID-19 mortality working group’s spokeswoman Karen Cutter said 20,000 additional deaths was a very significant number.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/almost-20-000-more-people-died-in-australia-last-year-than-anticipated-20230303-p5cp64.html


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