excess deaths
noun[plural]
uk/ˌek.ses ˈdeθs/us/ekˌses ˈdeθs/deathsduring aparticularperiodabove theusual,expectednumberofdeathsundernormalconditions, which can show theeffectof something like adiseaseorharmfulevent:
超额死亡Not allexcessdeathsduring thepandemicweredirectlycausedby thevirus.在病疫大流行期间，并非所有超额死亡都是由病毒直接造成的。
Ateamat Harvardestimatednearly4,700excessdeathsin Hurricane Maria'saftermath.哈佛大学的一个团队估计，飓风玛丽亚过后，有近4700人超额死亡。
Synonym
excess mortality
- Even a 4percentincreaseinpollutioncantranslateinto thousands ofexcessdeathseachyear.
- Lastsummer, 2,000 "excessdeaths"associatedwith theheatwavewererecorded.
- Theexcessdeathswere not just inhigh-riskpatientsbut in allpatients.
- Deprivationaccountsforapproximately40% of theexcessdeaths.
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