The Need to Use Mortality, and Not Case‑Fatality, to Compare COVID‑19 Deaths Worldwide

International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-780213420220725The Need to Use Mortality, and Not Case‑Fatality, to Compare COVID‑19 Deaths Worldwide26422642ENUniversity Federal de Goiás, Medicine Faculty & Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Epidemiology, and Health Care, University College LondonUniversity Federal de Goiás, Medicine Faculty & Instituto Federal GoianoFederal University of PelotasDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Epidemiology, and Health Care, University College London20220509Dear Editor, COVID‑19, the disease caused by the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus spread fast globally, with the number of confirmed cases exceeding 8 million. In a short period of time, scientists are working around the clock trying to understand the various aspects of COVID‑19.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2642http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2642/717718502