Numbered in the millions

It is perfectly fair to dispute the exact methodology used by the WHO's research team

It has been reported for some time that the Union government has sought to block the World Health Organization (WHO) from publishing a report about excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now clear what the authorities in India were worried about. According to news reports, India reported by far the highest excess deaths during the pandemic — almost 4.7 million such deaths. Indonesia and the Russian Federation both had just over a million, and the United States just under a million.

In terms of population size, this is not completely out of line. India would rank in the low