Covid-19 will have caused 18.2 million deaths worldwide by December 31, about three times more than the official figures, estimates a study published in the.
Chart: The Global Problem of Underreporting COVID-19 Deaths
Discrepancies in causes of death and reporting in have long been suspected, not just in India but across the world.
Healthcare workers transfer the body of a person who died from COVID-19 inside a hospital premises in Kolkata, May 12, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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The underreporting of COVID-19 deaths has been in the spotlight in India as local governmentsâ reporting practices have come under scrutiny in several media publications. Newly released analysis from the University of Washington suggests that while the problem is grave in India, it is by no means the only country which struggles with severe underreporting of COVID-19 deaths.