The reported COVID19 deaths in each country are often undercounts due to different reporting practices, or people dying of COVID19 related causes without ever being tested. One way to explore the true mortality effect of the pandemic is to look at “excess deaths” — the difference between death rates this year and the same time in previous years. The Financial Times (and other media outlets) have been collecting data from many countries to try to measure this effect.<img src=“http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfessorRobJHyndman/~4/SE-cdgFTuGg" height=“1” width=“1” …