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Australian ‘excess’ deaths lower than expected, despite coronavirus pandemic
Australia recorded fewer deaths than expected from medical conditions in 2020, despite being in the midst of a global pandemic.
So, what’s behind the numbers.
What type of deaths are we talking about?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released provisional mortality figures in December for deaths certified by doctors.
According to the ABS, “excess mortality” is the difference between the number of deaths in a period of time, and the expected number of deaths in that same period.
The ABS’s December report showed there were 116,345 deaths registered by doctors between January 1 and October 27, 2020, compared with the 2015-19 average of 117,484.
Doctor-registered deaths include deaths associated with respiratory diseases, dementia and…
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