I have suspected that the deaths data is inflated, but I never got around to checking the data until now. Here is the data:
(1) CSO Vital Stats summary for 2020
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsys/vitalstatisticsyearlysummary2020/
COVID-19 Virus Identified and Virus Unidentified:
There were 1,672 registered deaths where COVID-19 was assigned as the underlying cause of death in 2020. There were a further 167 mortality records where there was a mention of COVID-19 in the narrative of the death certificate and where the underlying cause of death was not COVID-19. A new information note is available outlining how the CSO assigns COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death.
So the CSO say 1,672 for 2020, okay.
Now, let us look at what the HSE say.
(2) HSE HSPC weekly report
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Look at table 7, and add up the figures for 2020, you get 2,298.
That is a difference of 626 people.
What is the cause of the difference? Is it something to do with the CSO using date of registration versus date of death?
(1) CSO Vital Stats summary for 2020
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-vsys/vitalstatisticsyearlysummary2020/
COVID-19 Virus Identified and Virus Unidentified:
There were 1,672 registered deaths where COVID-19 was assigned as the underlying cause of death in 2020. There were a further 167 mortality records where there was a mention of COVID-19 in the narrative of the death certificate and where the underlying cause of death was not COVID-19. A new information note is available outlining how the CSO assigns COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death.
So the CSO say 1,672 for 2020, okay.
Now, let us look at what the HSE say.
(2) HSE HSPC weekly report
[broken link removed]
Look at table 7, and add up the figures for 2020, you get 2,298.
That is a difference of 626 people.
What is the cause of the difference? Is it something to do with the CSO using date of registration versus date of death?