More than 3,500 excess deaths during pandemic, says CSO

Males accounted for 52% of death notices, and 48% for females. File photo

During 2020 and 2021, there were 3,533 ‘excess’ deaths in Ireland, according to analysis published on Thursday by the Central Statistics Office.

Using the website RIP.ie, which it said provides “real-time” data on deaths in Ireland, it said that pronounced increases in the number of death notices were reported in months during Covid-19 surges in Ireland.