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Health Policy Watch | COVID-19 drops out of world’s top 10 causes of death for first time since pandemic began

COVID-19 has dropped out of the world's top 10 causes of death for the first time since the pandemic, ranking 14th in 2023 with 0.9 million deaths.

The virus directly killed an estimated 0.9 million people in 2023, ranking 14th, as global life expectancy climbed back to near its pre-pandemic level.

Quick Sip: Global life expectancy has climbed back to near pre-pandemic levels, according to the WHO, which is reassuring context for anyone still anxious about COVID risks.
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What readers are saying

tomt
What strikes me is that they've revised the 2021 figures upward from second to first place with 9.4 million direct deaths, which means our understanding of that year was basically incomplete until now and that's got to make you wonder what else we're still getting wrong about the early pandemic period.
nancy50
The revised figures showing COVID as the leading cause in 2021 with 9.4 million deaths rather than the earlier second-place ranking is a significant correction - worth checking how your health records reflect the actual impact during those years if you needed medical documentation.
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