Claim: The death rate in 2020 was lower than in the early 2000s.
Fact-check: Death rate back to early 2000s levels - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct. the death rate fell considerably over the past two decades, as life expectancy improved. 2020 saw these improvements reversed.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-01-22T00:00:00