Look at that. Taiwan beating expectations.
Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21
By Dec 31, 2021, global reported deaths due to COVID-19 reached 5·94 million, but the estimated number of excess deaths was nearly 3·07-times (95% UI 2·88–3·30) greater, reaching 18·2 million (17·1–19·6). The global all-age rate of excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic was 120·3 deaths (113·1–129·3) per 100 000 of the population.
… negative excess mortality rates were estimated in Iceland, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, and Taiwan …
… mediation interventions can lead to negative excess mortality during the pandemic (ie, expected mortality is higher than observed all-cause mortality during the pandemic)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02796-3/fulltext
And I am optimistic that Taiwan will be one of few countries where a large spread of deadly Delta variant was prevented. Delta variant will hopefully disappear soon.
