New Study Finds Covid Death Toll Was More Than Twice Official Counts Across Dozens of Countries
A study analyzing all-cause mortality data from 134 countries finds that 45–55% undercounted Covid deaths in 2020–21, with actual deaths about 12.47 million versus 5.08 million officially recorded—suggesting widespread manipulation tied to weaker institutional checks and, in some cases, election timing; capacity limits also contributed to undercounting.