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Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study
The study found about 75,200 violent deaths in Gaza from Oct 2023 to Jan 2025, with women, children, and elderly comprising 56% of fatalities, indicating a 35% undercount of official figures.
- On January 5, 2025, the Lancet study found 75,200 violent deaths in Gaza up to early 2025, with 16,300 non-violent deaths, about 50% higher than the Gaza Ministry of Health's count.
- Destroyed hospitals and missing records hinder accurate casualty reporting as bombarded Gaza hospitals and health services caused 'grey zone' deaths, while power infrastructure and administrative records loss worsened reporting barriers.
- The Gaza Mortality Survey interviewed 2,000 families to measure population change since October 7, and study authors included economists, demographers and epidemiologists, with Palestinian interviewers due to sensitivity.
- Gaza civilians face a heavy demographic toll as 42,200 women, children and the elderly were killed, while recovering bodies is hampered by limited equipment, mutilation and fractured social networks.
- Israel disputes the counts, saying over 72,000, while a senior Israeli security officer told journalists last month that figures from Gaza health authorities were mostly accurate, though some analyses suggest totals could be 40% lower.
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A survey published by The Lancet Global Health concluded that the number of victims of the Gaza war is largely underestimated. ...
A recent study published in The Lancet Global Health medical journal revealed that the number of Palestinian martyrs during the first fifteen months of the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip exceeded 75,000, a figure far exceeding the estimates announced by the Ministry of Health in the Strip during the same period, which amounted to about 49,000...
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Death toll in Gaza far higher in first 15 months of war than reported, new peer-reviewed study says
More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel's military assault on Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths Gazan health officials announced for that period, according to a new study by The Lancet Global Health medical journal.
Gaza deaths in war’s first 15 months higher than reported, study says
More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel’s military assault in Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths local health officials announced at the time, says a new study by The Lancet Global Health medical journal.
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