Projections published in the Lancet show excess deaths under different scenarios

Under a ‘do nothing’ scenario, and if Covid-19 doubles a person's individual risk of dying, there could be 293,991 excess deaths in a year

Risk of dying

increased 1.5 times

above normal risk

Risk

doubled

Risk

trebled

146,996

293,991

587,982

excess deaths

Under a mitigation scenario, with 10% of the population affected but risk is trebled, there could be 73,498 excess deaths in a year

18,374

36,749

73,498

Under a partial suppression scenario, where Covid-19 affects 1% of the population, excess deaths could be much lower

1,837

3,675

7,350

Risk of dying

increased 1.5 times

above normal risk

Risk doubled

Risk trebled

Under a ‘do nothing’ scenario, and if Covid-19 doubles a person's individual risk of dying, there could be 293,991 excess deaths in a year

146,996

293,991

587,982

excess deaths

Under a mitigation scenario, with 10% of the population affected but risk is trebled, there could be 73,498 excess deaths in a year

18,374

36,749

73,498

Under a partial suppression scenario, where Covid-19 affects 1% of the population, excess deaths could be much lower

1,837

3,675

7,350