Using data for 201 regions (NUTS 2) in Europe, we examine the mortality burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the … mortality inequalities between regions changed between 2020 and 2022. We show that over the three years of the pandemic, not … only did the level of excess mortality rate change considerably, but also its geographical distribution. Focusing on life …

countries, notably the USA and the UK, mortality improvements have also slowed or even reversed among working age adults because … expectancy since 2011 has been greatest in the USA, where life expectancy has fallen in recent years, and the UK, but France …, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands have also seen a sharp slowdown. Overall, the pace of mortality improvement has slowed in …

describes the increase in all-cause mortality – i.e. excess mortality – across subnational regions between January and December … 2020. Subsequently, it investigates the regional factors associated with higher excess mortality, looking at demographic …, socio-economic, institutional and environmental features of regions. Results show that excess mortality has a significant …