Estimation of all-cause excess mortality by age-specific mortality patterns for countries with incomplete vital statistics: a population-based study of the case of Peru during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Lucas Sempé (Author), Peter Lloyd-Sherlock (Author), Ramón Martínez (Author), Shah Ebrahim (Author), Martin McKee (Author), Enrique Acosta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: All-cause excess mortality is a comprehensive measure of the combined direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on mortality. Estimates are usually derived from Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems, but these do not include non-registered deaths, which may be aff...