WHO METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING Covid-19 MORTALITY

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Context - Indian Government has objected to the WHO method used for Calculating covid-19 mortality.

WHO Methodology and concerns raised by the Indian Government

The Indian Government has objected to the World Health Organization methodology used for Calculating covid-19 mortality.
Concerns were raised by India along with China, Iran, Bangladesh, Syria, Ethiopia and Egypt, about the methodology and use of unofficial sets of data.
The main concern is about how the same statistical model could be used to estimate mortality in a larger country with a huge geographical size and the population also fits in with other countries which have smaller populations.
Indian government objected that ‘A one-size-fits-all approach and models which are true for smaller countries like Tunisia may not be applicable to India with a population of 1.3 billion,”
The Government of India highlighted that the WHO model assumed an inverse relationship between monthly temperature and monthly average deaths, which did not have any scientific backing.
The Indian Government has stated that India is always ready to collaborate with the WHO, but at the same time, India also believes that in-depth clarity on methodology and clear proof of its validity are crucial for policymakers to feel confident about any use of such data.