The Horrifying Flip-side of Lockdowns

I’m going to make this super simple. A list and categorization of studies demonstrating the terrible impact of lockdowns across the world.

People Suffering from Other Diseases

• 1.4 million additional tuberculosis deaths due to lockdown disruptions
• 500,000 additional deaths related to HIV
• Malaria deaths could double to 770,000 total per year
• 65 percent decrease in all cancer screenings
• Breast cancer screenings dropped 89 percent
• Colorectal screenings dropped 85 percent
• Projected increase in cancer deaths, including up to 16.6 percent increase in colorectal cancer deaths, 9.5 percent increase in breast cancer deaths, and 5.4 percent increase in lung cancer deaths over the next 5 years
• 75 percent decrease in suspected cancer referrals in the UK
• At least 1/3 of excess deaths in the U.S. are already not related to COVID-19
• Widespread disruption of access to health care in the UK, disproportionately for poor individuals
• Increase in cardiac arrests but decrease in EMS calls for them
• 38% decrease in heart disease-related treatments
• 33% drop in heart attack patients, 58% drop in stroke patients
• Significant increase in stress-related cardiomyopathy during lockdowns
• 15,000 additional non-COVID Alzheimer’s deaths (as of June — likely much higher now)
• By mid-October, 3 million people in the UK had missed out on cancer screenings since the start of the pandemic

Starvation and Food Insecurity

• 168k child hunger deaths predicted in Africa
• As many as 12,000 additional hunger deaths expected per day globally due to lockdown disruptions, up to 6,000 children
• World Food Programme sees an 82% increase in food insecurity
• 132 million additional people in sub-Saharan Africa are projected to be undernourished due to lockdown disruptions
• More than 50 million people living in America, including 17 million children, are likely to experience food insecurity by the end of the year
• UNICEF is having to feed UK children for the first time