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| Covid: 2020 saw most excess deaths since World War Two | Covid: 2020 saw most excess deaths since World War Two |
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| The Covid pandemic has caused excess deaths to rise to their highest level since World War Two. | The Covid pandemic has caused excess deaths to rise to their highest level since World War Two. |
| There were close to 697,000 deaths in the UK in 2020 - nearly 91,000 more than what would be expected based on the average in the previous five years. | |
| This represents an increase of 15% - making it the largest rise in excess deaths for more than 75 years. | This represents an increase of 15% - making it the largest rise in excess deaths for more than 75 years. |
| When the age and size of the population is taken into account 2020 saw the worst death rates since the mid 2000s. | |
| This measure - known as age-standardised mortality - takes into account population growth and age. | This measure - known as age-standardised mortality - takes into account population growth and age. |
| Mistakes 'cost lives' in a pandemic | Mistakes 'cost lives' in a pandemic |
| Richard Murray, chief executive of The King's Fund, said the picture was likely to worsen given Covid deaths are rising following the surge in infections over recent weeks. | Richard Murray, chief executive of The King's Fund, said the picture was likely to worsen given Covid deaths are rising following the surge in infections over recent weeks. |
| "The UK has one of the highest rates of excess deaths in the world, with more excess deaths per million people than most other European countries or the US. | "The UK has one of the highest rates of excess deaths in the world, with more excess deaths per million people than most other European countries or the US. |
| 'It will take a public inquiry to determine exactly what went wrong, but mistakes have been made. | 'It will take a public inquiry to determine exactly what went wrong, but mistakes have been made. |
| "In a pandemic, mistakes cost lives. Decisions to enter lockdown have consistently come late, with the government failing to learn from past mistakes or the experiences of other countries. | "In a pandemic, mistakes cost lives. Decisions to enter lockdown have consistently come late, with the government failing to learn from past mistakes or the experiences of other countries. |
| "The promised "protective ring" around social care in the first wave was slow to materialise and often inadequate, a contributing factor to the excess deaths among care home residents last year. | "The promised "protective ring" around social care in the first wave was slow to materialise and often inadequate, a contributing factor to the excess deaths among care home residents last year. |
| 'Like many countries, the UK was poorly prepared for this type of pandemic." | 'Like many countries, the UK was poorly prepared for this type of pandemic." |