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Mortality Trends and Causes of Death in a South African Hospital Complex Pre- and During COVID-19
COVID-19 dramatically reversed South Africa's declining mortality trend, significantly increasing all-cause deaths from April 2020 to March 2022.
Before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), global health was improving, with declining mortality trends. The pandemic disrupted this progress, increasing mortality in South Africa between April 2020 and March 2022. Pre-pandemic data establishes a baseline for assessing COVID-19’s impact on all-cause mortality.
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