Deaths from other causes
In a normal year, there is a predicted number of deaths (e.g. strokes, heart attacks, cancer and old age) plus excess winter deaths due to respiratory diseases (including flu), circulation diseases, and dementia and Alzheimers diseases.
It is important to distinguish between these and Covid-19 deaths. In England and Wales, excess winter deaths were 34,300 in 2016-2017 and 23,200 in 2018-2019. Flu deaths worldwide range from 290,000 to 650,000 per year.
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