Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic and its spatial distribution in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil: an ecological study

• Main Authors: Letícia Moreira Silva (Author), Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral Silva (Author), Maria Helena Rodrigues Galvão (Author), Ana Lúcia Andrade da Silva (Author), Lívia Teixeira de Souza Maia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective To investigate excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic and its spatial distribution in Pernambuco, Brazil. Methods This was an ecological, descriptive and analytical study of deaths, by municipality, recorded on the Mortality Information System, in 2020 and 2021. Excess mort...