National age-standardised rates of excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic versus SDI, and expected rates of excess mortality based on SDI, 2020 and 2021 combined
Mortality rates are expressed as the number of deaths per 100 000 and are shown for 204 countries and territories coloured by GBD super-region. The size of the datapoints indicates the number of excess deaths. The black line represents expected age-standardised excess mortality rates based on SDI, and the shaded area indicates the 95% uncertainty intervals. GBD=Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. SDI=Socio-demographic Index.