Potentially a 2020 vs previous years approach would even slightly underestimate the death toll. I have to assume being in lockdown suppresses other 'normal' ca

Potentially a 2020 vs previous years approach would even slightly underestimate the death toll. I have to assume being in lockdown suppresses other 'normal' causes of death (fewer car accidents, or conventional disease spread). Depending on how long these lockdowns really last, it could actually dent the real impact of those causes of death, making the covid peak look slightly smaller vs the average.