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Excess mortality in England and Scotland in 2022: The long shadow of austerity and the return to an unacceptable pre-pandemic baseline

2025-03-04 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThere are concerns that mortality remains elevated after peaks COVID-19. This study examined whether mortality rates in England and Scotland in 2022 were excessive compared to rates predicted by austerity-era (2012-2019) and pre-austerity (2001-2010) trends. MethodsA linear time trend analysis was conducted using mortality data from 2001-2022. The outcomes were observed and expected age- and sex-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs; standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population...

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