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National COVID-19 memorial wall for the five-year anniversary on March 11, 2025, in London, England. Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images

March 20, 2025

5 years on, true counts of COVID‑19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data

Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder

Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.

Since Jan. 1, 2023, 10 inmates have died at Fulton County Jail. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

November 13, 2023

We studied jail conditions and jail deaths − here’s what we found

Jessica L. Adler, Florida International University

Higher jail mortality is related to jail turnover rates and demographics.

Homicides and the opioid epidemic both contribute to the rising U.S. death rates. Rubber Ball Productions/Brand X Pictures via Getty Images

June 13, 2023

Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

Patrick Heuveline, University of California, Los Angeles

New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.

An accurate count of COVID-19 deaths is critical both scientifically and politically. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

January 25, 2023

COVID‑19 deaths in the US continue to be undercounted, research shows, despite claims of ‘overcounts’

Andrew Stokes, Boston University; Dielle Lundberg, Boston University; Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, University of Minnesota, and Yea-Hung Chen, University of California, San Francisco

Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.

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