A contribution to discern the true impact of covid-19 on human mortality

The years 2020 and 2021 were characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic. The true impact of the pandemic on populations' health and life still has to be fully discerned. The main objective of this work is to discern the true impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the EU countries. The mortality trends are considered and modelled. The excess mortality attributable to COVID-19, on a yearly basis, is estimated via a novel strategy that combines datasets from different official sources. Considering demographic and geographic factors, new indices are also formulated, ranking the pandemic impact on EU countries, and new sociopolitical/economic reflections. This work, which is also in line with the conclusions of previously published authoritative studies on excess mortality, represents an original methodology that, in a timely manner, can be implemented in the services of public decision makers for future emerging needs.