WHO Estimate Of Excess Deaths Associated With COVID-19

In this podcast, Priyam Gandhi-Mody chats with Kushal as they talk about the WHO estimate of excess deaths associated with COVID-19. The WHO report published recently says “the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million).” But how true are these claims that are being made by the WHO?