Table 1.

Comparison of deaths in Kerala with selected developed countries, 2019 and 2020

State/country	Covid-19 deaths/1000 persons	Total deaths (all-cause mortality), 2019	Total deaths (all-cause mortality), 2020	Crude death rate per 1000 persons, 2019	Crude death rate per 1000 persons, 2020
Kerala	8.4	263,901	228,739	7.55	6.81
USA	106.0	1,443,000	1,626,000	8.71	9.72
Italy	124.0	435,250	475,674	14.47	15.71

Source: GoK (2021)

Similar robust data are not available for India, due to shortfalls in the registration of vital events