Germany Saw 180,000 Excess Deaths During Three Years of Covid

Around 180,000 more people died in Germany during the three years of the Covid-19 pandemic than would have otherwise been expected, according to calculations published by the ifo Institute on Friday.

From 2020 to 2022, almost two-thirds of all excess deaths occurred among people over the age of 80, while the figure for people under 60 was about 13,000. The deadliest year proved to be 2022, with excess mortality approaching 74,000 compared with 68,000 the year before, although not all those may be down to Covid-19.