Niamh Griffin: How the OECD calculated excess covid deaths in Ireland and around the world

Ireland — along with New Zealand, Iceland, and Norway — had the lowest levels of excess deaths during the peak years of the covid-19 pandemic

The OECD report says countries such as Ireland with successful vaccination programmes had lower levels of deaths directly linked to covid-19 — but notes the disruption of healthcare systems wreaked by the pandemic. Picture: Dan Linehan

A study by the OECD indicates no excess deaths in Ireland during the pandemic, based on a number of factors. There is a lot to unpick in those findings.

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