Abstract
AimThe study was aimed at assessing the mortality of the population, the occurrence of the phenomenon of depression and suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData on total mortality in Poland in 2017–2021 came from the report of the Ministry of Health. Data on the number of sick leave due to mental disorders were taken from the report of the ZUS (Social Insurance Institution in Poland). Data on the number of suicides came from police statistics.ResultsIncrease in the number of deaths in Poland in 2021 compared to the 2017–2019 average – 26.86%. In 2018–2020, the greatest number of fatal suicides was recorded in the age group – 60–64 years (in 2018 N = 565; 10.90%; in 2020 N = 524; 10.15%).ConclusionsIn the years 2020-2021, an increase in mortality was observed in Poland compared to the previous years. Moreover, in 2020 there was an increase in sickness absence due to ICD-10 F.32 and an increase in the number of suicide attempts.
Highlights
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of health, has caused serious health and psychosocial problems worldwide, resulting in a fear of infection, feelings of frustration and boredom, insufficient information, and insufficient resources [2] and including population mortality
It can be expressed as a rate, or as a total number of excess deaths [4]
The study was aimed at assessing the mortality of the population, the occurrence of the phenomenon of depression and suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of health, has caused serious health and psychosocial problems worldwide, resulting in a fear of infection, feelings of frustration and boredom, insufficient information, and insufficient resources [2] and including population mortality. Death rates are one of the yardsticks used to evaluate health across populations in time. Excess mortality is the number of deaths from all causes during a crisis above and beyond what we would have expected to see under “normal” conditions. It can be expressed as a rate (the difference between observed and non-crisis mortality rates), or as a total number of excess deaths [4]
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