Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – preliminary pooled estimates from the EuroMOMO network, March to April 2020

ECDC Public Health Emergency Team for COVID-19, Lasse S. Vestergaard*, Jens Nielsen, Lukas Richter, Daniela Schmid, Natalia Bustos, Toon Braeye, Gleb Denissov, Tatjana Veideman, Oskari Luomala, Teemu Möttönen, Anne Fouillet, Céline Caserio-Schönemann, Matthias an der Heiden, Helmut Uphoff, Theodore Lytras, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Anna Paldy, Lisa Domegan, Joan O’DonnellFrancesca de’ Donato, Fiammetta Noccioli, Patrick Hoffmann, Telma Velez, Kathleen England, Liselotte van Asten, Richard A. White, Ragnhild Tønnessen, Susana P. da Silva, Ana P. Rodrigues, Amparo Larrauri, Concepción Delgado-Sanz, Ahmed Farah, Ilias Galanis, Christoph Junker, Damir Perisa, Mary Sinnathamby, Nick Andrews, Mark O’Doherty, Diogo F.P. Marquess, Sharon Kennedy, Sonja J. Olsen, Richard Pebody, Tyra G. Krause, Kåre Mølbak

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Abstract

A remarkable excess mortality has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. We present preliminary pooled estimates of all-cause mortality for 24 European countries/federal states participating in the European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO) network, for the period March–April 2020. Excess mortality particularly affected ≥ 65 year olds (91% of all excess deaths), but also 45–64 (8%) and 15–44 year olds (1%). No excess mortality was observed in 0–14 year olds.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume25
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2020

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Funding Information: The EuroMOMO network has received financial support from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. We acknowledge all EuroMOMO partners for their contributions as well as the various National Offices of Statistics that are essential partners in ensuring the ongoing monitoring of mortality across Europe.

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Citation: Vestergaard Lasse S, Nielsen Jens, Richter Lukas, Schmid Daniela, Bustos Natalia, Braeye Toon, Denissov Gleb, Veideman Tatjana, Luomala Oskari, Möttönen Teemu, Fouillet Anne, Caserio-Schönemann Céline, an der Heiden Matthias, Uphoff Helmut, Lytras Theodore, Gkolfinopoulou Kassiani, Paldy Anna, Domegan Lisa, O'Donnell Joan, de’ Donato Francesca, Noccioli Fiammetta, Hoffmann Patrick, Velez Telma, England Kathleen, van Asten Liselotte, White Richard A, Tønnessen Ragnhild, da Silva Susana P, Rodrigues Ana P, Larrauri Amparo, Delgado-Sanz Concepción, Farah Ahmed, Galanis Ilias, Junker Christoph, Perisa Damir, Sinnathamby Mary, Andrews Nick, O'Doherty Mark, Marquess Diogo FP, Kennedy Sharon, Olsen Sonja J, Pebody Richard, ECDC Public Health Emergency Team for COVID-19, Krause Tyra G, Mølbak Kåre. Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – preliminary pooled estimates from the EuroMOMO network, March to April 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(26):pii=2001214.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.26.2001214

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