Mortality in the age of Omicron
In this Topix, we construct a model to predict mortality in New Zealand and compare this to the actual mortality experience over recent years.
In this Topix, we construct a model to predict mortality in New Zealand and compare this to the actual mortality experience over recent years.
COVID-19 and the related lockdowns have put a huge strain financially and mentally on many. However, flying under the radar is a little-acknowledged fact: fewer New Zealanders are dying.
With the Office of National Statistics releasing mortality data for England and Wales, we’ve done a quick analysis on how Covid-19 deaths fit into the broader picture, and what this looks like in terms of deaths additional to what one might have otherwise expected. Last updated: 22 April 2020