COVID-19 Deaths Have Declined, but the World Hasn’t Reached an Equilibrium

New COVID-19 cases and deaths (seven-day rolling average) as a percentage of prior peak levels

A line chart of COVID-19 cases and deaths showing that deaths have declined since 2021.

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Note: Cases are far higher than deaths. To compare them, the chart shows cases and deaths as a percentage of past peaks. The peak number of cases before the omicron surge was in April 2021. The peak number of deaths before the omicron surge was in January 2021.

Source: Our World in Data.