> What about all the traffic accidents which didn’t happen due to shutdown?

That represents only a few hundred lives, it seems. Deaths per vehicle mile traveled are actually up.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34240145/2019-2020-traffi...

Shhh we don't talk about that! The car industry brings lots of jobs and is nothing but good.

domestic violense is up which hurts kids too. Millions will die of starvation around thec world because of extended lockdowns in te west and we could go on.

> because of extended lockdowns in te west

I'd rather phrase it as "because of inadequate social support during lockdown". A few countries paying low support had money to do more. Blaming that just on long lockdown is missing all the other possible solutions.

As for the effect on mortality of the lockdowns themselves, it will be interesting to look at Australia in a few months where the infections stayed relatively low, but lockdown lasted months. Especially comparing Vic to NSW.

I agree but I am talking about the consequences on third world countries of a slowing economy.

The economy would have slowed down anyway, lock down not though.