Excess Deaths in Young Canadians Jump to 27 Percent

People are seen in silhouette while walking along the shore of Lake Ontario, underneath a canopy of fall leaves, on Oct. 5, 2022. Alex Lupul/The Canadian Press

Canadians up to age 44 saw 27 percent more deaths than expected in the last five months of 2022, a big jump compared to the 19 percent seen from the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 up until August 2022, according to Statistics Canada data analyzed by The Epoch Times.

The 27 percent excess deaths among Canadians below age 44 represent 1,597 more deaths than expected between August and December 2022, or 10 extra deaths per day.