"Excess deaths" is a strange metric anyway. In my previous job, I had access to the numbers from several retirement homes. There were almost no deaths due to natural cause. That's logical because the average age of the deceased was well over 70. At that age, most people suffer from some ailment. Only one person died of covid.
You can imagine that these numbers depend on the interpretation of the MD that signs the death certificate. Often, these certificates had already been filled out by a nurse. They usually knew way more about the deceased than the MD. The MD might not have seen that patient in a while. The nurses are there continually.
You can imagine that these numbers depend on the interpretation of the MD that signs the death certificate. Often, these certificates had already been filled out by a nurse. They usually knew way more about the deceased than the MD. The MD might not have seen that patient in a while. The nurses are there continually.