excess deaths
noun [ plural ] uk/ˌek.ses ˈdeθs/ us/ekˌses ˈdeθs/
超额死亡
deaths during a particular period above the usual, expected number of deaths under normal conditions, which can show the effect of something like a disease or harmful event
Not all excess deaths during the pandemic were directly caused by the virus. 在病疫大流行期间，并非所有超额死亡都是由病毒直接造成的。
A team at Harvard estimated nearly 4,700 excess deaths in Hurricane Maria's aftermath. 哈佛大学的一个团队估计，飓风玛丽亚过后，有近4700人超额死亡。
Synonym: excess mortality
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- Even a 4 percent increase in pollution can translate into thousands of excess deaths each year.
- Last summer, 2,000 "excess deaths" associated with the heatwave were recorded.
- The excess deaths were not just in high-risk patients but in all patients.
- Deprivation accounts for approximately 40% of the excess deaths.