Estimating excess mortalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia between January 2020 and September 2021

Abstract Excess mortalities are a more accurate indicator of true COVID-19 disease burden. This study aims to investigate levels of excess all-cause mortality and their geographic, age and sex distributions between January 2020-September 2021. National mortality data between January 2016 and Septemb...

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Main Authors: Vivek Jason Jayaraj, Diane Woei-Quan Chong, Kim-Sui Wan, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Sanjay Rampal, Chiu-Wan Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26927-z