Germany saw 1.8 lakh excess deaths during 3 years of pandemic: Report

Around 1,80,000 more people died in Germany during three years of COVID-19 pandemic than otherwise expected, ifo Institute said. In 2022, excess mortality was close to 74,000 compared with 68,000 the year before, although not all may be due to COVID-19. From 2020 to 2022, almost two-thirds of all excess deaths occurred among people over 80 years of age.