Excess deaths from non-COVID-19-related causes in Japan and 47 prefectures from January 2020 through May 2021 by place of death

• Main Authors: Shuhei Nomura (Author), Akifumi Eguchi (Author), Cyrus Ghaznavi (Author), Yuta Tanoue (Author), Takayuki Kawashima (Author), Daisuke Yoneoka (Author), Lisa Yamasaki (Author), Motoi Suzuki (Author), Masahiro Hashizume (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excess deaths, including all-causes mortality, were confirmed for the first time in Japan in April 2021. However, little is known about the indirect effects of COVID-19 on the number of non-COVID-19-related deaths. We then estimated the excess deaths from non-COVID-19-related causes in Japan and its...