Global deaths rankings

Is the pandemic over? WHO, pandemic on March 11, 2020 https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---30-november-2022 Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 – 30 November 2022 Globally, 21 to 27 November 2022 New weekly cases, stable (+2%) 2.7 million new cases reported = 637 million confirmed cases (full regional numbers and graphics presented) Global new cases Geographic spread and prevalence of VOCs 28 October to 28 November 2022 94,531 SARS-CoV-2 sequences (mostly from high income countries) 94,485 sequences were Omicron (99.9% of sequences reported globally) Heterogenous testing, analysis and reporting 7 to 13 November 2022 (Globally) BA.5 and descendent lineages, 73.0% BQ.1 (direct descendent of BA.5) increase from 23.1% to 27.3% (BQ.1 has over 30 descendent lineages) BA.2 and descendent lineages, 10.1% (up from 7.9% in previous week) BA.4 descendent lineages 2.8% (down from 3.4%) Unassigned sequences (presumed to be Omicron), 10.1% XBB 3.8% (recombination of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75) BA.2.75 6.6% BA.4.6 2.9%. BA.2.3.20 0.4% New weekly deaths down, 5% Deaths, +8,400 (on the week) = 6.6 million In context 56 million deaths per year https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death The number of newly reported weekly deaths, regions African Region (-79%) 49 African countries Deaths, + 9 deaths European Region (-35%) Americas (+21%) 56 countries Deaths, + 3,821 United States, + 2611 (+16%) Brazil + 535 (+113%) Canada + 268 (-10%). European Region 61 countries Deaths, down by 35% Deaths, + 2,254 Italy, + 419 (-22%) France, + 387 (-25%) Russian Federation, + 386 (-10%) Eastern Mediterranean Region (-20%) 22 countries Deaths, + 40 Saudi Arabia, + 11 (-21%) Iran, + 8 (-47%) Lebanon, +7 (0 change) Also Western Pacific Region (+9%) South-East Asia Region (+5%). The highest numbers of new weekly deaths United States of America (2611 new deaths; +16%) Japan (1000 new deaths; +42%) Brazil (535 new deaths; +113%) Italy (419 new deaths; -22%) China (395 new deaths; -17%). Overall trends, down