Medicine and Health

Deaths during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from regional patterns in Germany and Poland

M. Myck, M. Oczkowska, et al.

This insightful study, conducted by Michał Myck, Monika Oczkowska, Claudius Garten, Artur Król, and Martina Brandt, highlights the stark contrast in excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic between Germany and Poland, suggesting critical implications of healthcare policies in Poland.

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Abstract

This paper examines the spatial correlation of deaths in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and Poland. Poland experienced significantly more excess deaths than Germany. Spatial analysis reveals a consistent pattern of officially recorded COVID-19 deaths, but strong spatial correlation for excess deaths is found only in Germany, not Poland. This difference is not explained by pre-pandemic regional factors and suggests that healthcare policies and failures in Poland contributed to the substantial loss of life.

Publisher

BMC Public Health

Published On

Jan 01, 2023

Authors

Michał Myck, Monika Oczkowska, Claudius Garten, Artur Król, Martina Brandt

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