用戶:日期20220626/超額死亡
超額死亡是一種現象,是指一段時間內死亡人數與預期死亡人數的差額。有時某個時間段死亡人數過多(即死亡人數多於預期),而之後一段時間內死亡人數又少於預期。 [1][2]它通常由於熱浪、寒潮、流行病和瘟疫、流感大流行、饑荒或戰爭等因素造成。
例如在熱浪期間,人口中經常會出現額外的死亡,尤其是老年人和有嚴重基礎性疾病的人更容易去世。然而在超額死亡之後,人們也觀察到在隨後的幾周內總體死亡率有所下降。 [3]
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