Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami (Author), Wilm Quentin (Author), Oscar Lambert (Author), Andrzej Jarynowski (Author), Vitaly Belik (Author), John Humphrey Amuasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although the COVID-19 pandemic claimed a great deal of lives, it is still unclear how it affected mortality in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). This review summarized the available literature on excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in LLMICs, including me...