...and it has been significantly higher than 2017, 2018, 2019.
Scroll down to cumulative excess mortality charts that make this clearer.
Note that this is all-cause mortality, not just COVID. I found this unexpected given the big difference in the news coverage and policy in 2022 compared to prior years.
For the 0-14 & 15-44 years ranges the all-cause excess mortality is highest in 2022 > 2021 > 2020. You wouldn't expect these numbers going by the news coverage.
Scroll down to cumulative excess mortality charts that make this clearer.
Note that this is all-cause mortality, not just COVID. I found this unexpected given the big difference in the news coverage and policy in 2022 compared to prior years.