An update on excess mortality in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

De Nicola, Giacomo and Kauermann, Göran (2022): An update on excess mortality in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. In: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv, Vol. 16, No. 1: pp. 21-24

Abstract

In this short note, we apply the method of De Nicola et al. (2022) to the most recent available data, thereby providing up-to-date estimates of all-cause excess mortality in Germany for 2021. The analysis reveals a preliminary excess mortality of approximately 2.3% for the calendar year considered. The excess is mainly driven by significantly higher excess mortality in the 60-79 age group.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics > Statistics
• Subjects: 500 Science > 510 Mathematics
• ISSN: 1863-8155
• Language: English
• DFG: Gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - 491502892