https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/as2863619.htm
Sweden has one of the highest numbers of COVID-19 deaths per inhabitant globally. However, absolute death counts can be misleading. Estimating age- and sex-specific mortality rates is necessary in order to account for the underlying population structure. Furthermore, given the difficulty of assigning causes of death, excess all-cause mortality should be estimated to assess the overall burden of the pandemic. By estimating weekly age- and sex-specific death rates during 2020 and during the preceding 5 years, our aim is to get more accu