Why The Pandemic Could Change The Way We Record Deaths

An illegal roadside graveyard in northeastern Namibia. People in the townships surrounding Rundu, a town on the border to Angola, are too poor to afford a funeral plot at the municipal graveyard — and resorted to burying their dead next to a dusty gravel road just outside of the town.

Before COVID-19 came along, the world wasn’t so great at counting deaths and understanding why people die. But the virus has propelled countries to ramp up their efforts.

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Pranav Baskar