> More people died during the period of time energy prices rose rapidly recently than during the covid pandemic in the UK Any source for this? And this seems p

> More people died during the period of time energy prices rose rapidly recently than during the covid pandemic in the UK Any source for this? And this seems possibly meaningless at face value. Total deaths have generally been increasing in the UK since 2011. [1] I assume that's because of an aging population. And just glancing at this graph of total deaths with 5 year average [2] I think it's doubtful that excess deaths from the energy crisis exceeded pandemic deaths. So the statement would have more value if it were about excess mortality rate. There does seem to be some evidence that non-covid excess mortality rate increased due to the energy crisis (and possibly exceeded covid excess mortality at the time) [3] but I don't think it's clear by how much (especially when you consider there was increased non-covid excess mortality even in the summer). Other sources speculated on different causes for the excess mortality but it doesn't really seem like anyone knows. [4] There are some BMJ articles that might better explain it but they're not on sci-hub yet. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/281488/number-of-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/281488/number-of-deaths-... [2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending2june2023#:~:text=Figure%201 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde... [3] https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/05/10/expensive-energy-may-have-killed-more-europeans-than-covid-19-last-winter https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/05/10/expensiv... [4] https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64209221 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64209221