Death Rate Rose Among Young Canadians During Pandemic Amid Surging Overdoses: StatCan
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 3:48 pm
Excess mortality rates among younger Canadians rose as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, which may have been the result of increased substance use and missed medical appointments, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency released the latest provisional data on April 14, which shows that overall excess mortality—meaning more deaths than expected in a given period—climbed to 28,987 in Canada from March 2020 to the end of November 2021. This amounts to 6 percent more deaths than would be expected if there were no pandemic, after accounting for population changes such as aging. Meanwhile, 28,600 deaths directly attributed to COVID-19 were reported during that period. ...
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Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/death-rat ... 07727.html