Claim: Sudden deaths for younger age ranges in Western Countries have been increasing significantly since 2020 or 2021.

Claim: Sudden deaths for younger age ranges in Western Countries have been increasing significantly since 2020 or 2021.

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Published in 2001

"The number of adolescents and young adults dying each year from sudden cardiac arrest rose by about 10% between 1989 and 1996"

So no, sudden deaths in younger age ranges has been increasing long before 2020.

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"2020-2021 Excess Deaths in the U.S. General Population by Age and Sex" Published August 2022 by the Society of Actuaries data (they do the research for life insurance companies).

Findings:
118.3% actual to expected deaths in 15-34 year olds from March 22, 2020 - Jan 2, 2021, excluding deaths arributable to COVID-19
121.4% actual to expected deaths in 15-34 year olds from Jan 3, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022, excluding deaths arributable to COVID-19

The report states: "the highest overall A/E (actual to expected death) ratios occurred for ages 35-54 for both sexes in both years and the highest excess death percentage when COVID-19 is excluded was in ages 15-24 for females for both years and for males in 2020. When COVID-19 is excluded, the highest percentage for males was for ages 35-44 in 2021."

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"Group Life COVID-19 Mortality Survey Report" Published May 2023 by the Society of Actuaries (they do the research for life insurance companies).

Findings:

"The 0–44 age band exhibited the highest A/E (actual to expected death) ratio across the pandemic period and has consistently shown the highest A/E by quarter since the middle of 2021....the 0–44 age band has the highest excess mortality from non-COVID causes (18.8%)"

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According to CDC data, non-Covid excess deaths show a striking increase since 2020, when compared to 2019 as a baseline.

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Nancy Drew
One weakness of this data is that the comparison is only against 2019, and we don't know if 2019 is a good, representative baseline.

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