Russia has recorded 750,000 excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, one of the highest tolls in the world, according to analysis of government data by the Financial Times that highlights the stark impact of the disease as the country imposes fresh restrictions to curb its spread.
An FT analysis of excess deaths during the pandemic — the number of deaths above the historical average, factoring in most recent trends in the mortality rate — puts the total at 753,000 at the end of September.
Excess deaths are a method used by demographers to measure the real impact of pandemics. The figure means Russia ranks second to the US in terms of absolute number of excess deaths and third behind Peru and Bulgaria on a per capita basis.
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