Health care

There were around 62,100 more deaths in the UK between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of last month than during the same period last year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) estimates.

Mortality rates in England and Wales have returned to higher levels than those recorded in 2019, bringing an end to four weeks of no 'excess deaths', the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.

A new scientific study has linked 15% of worldwide COVID-19 deaths with long-term exposure to air pollution, with the figure rising to as high as 27% in East Asia.

Mortality rates in England and Wales are currently similar to those recorded in 2019, despite a recent increase in COVID-19 deaths, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.

Employer-sponsored health care benefit costs are expected to increase by more than 8% around the globe next year, a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has found.

Nicole Gray and Madeleine Reid examine two methods for estimating the life expectancy of those with multiple impairments

Matthew Edwards and Matt Fletcher report on behalf of the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group on the data and model risks in trying to make sense of the pandemic

Governments cannot divorce social security from public health responses to coronavirus, says the COVID-19 Action Taskforce Social Security group

Colin Wilson provides three key lessons for risk-management post-COVID-19

The number of deaths in England and Wales between July and September of 2020 was lower than in any other quarter on record, despite year-to-date mortality being the highest seen since 2008.