{"id":637,"date":"2022-04-14T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johncmulligan.net\/blog\/?p=637"},"modified":"2022-04-14T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:55:18","slug":"excess-mortality-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johncmulligan.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/14\/excess-mortality-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Excess Mortality and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Interface<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below, I lay out the narrative for the by-cause-and-jurisdiction excess mortality graphs available at https:\/\/www.covid-excess-mortality.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, a screenshot of a new interface I’m prototyping, that attempts to marry the use of surveillance algorithms with basic excess estimates. Feedback welcome! https:\/\/covid-dash-py.herokuapp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020 Interface<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This app has been featured on KHOU’s pandemic coverage: <\/strong>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHOU\/status\/1446477984169439235<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the app here: https:\/\/www.covid-excess-mortality.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One view on the Jan. 27 data<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Quick Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has been publishing granular historical mortality data relevant to COVID-19<\/a><\/li>
  2. There appears to be an undercount of US deaths caused by the pandemic.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Recent JAMA articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n