[Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria: The case of Oran Province].

Objective: This study aimed to estimate excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oran between March 2020 and December 2022.

Method: Monthly all-cause data used to estimate excess mortality were modeled against the pre-pandemic period (January 2011-February 2020). Excess mortality between March 2020 and December 2022 was estimated using a quasi-Poisson regression.

[Cancer epidemiology in Algeria, 1996-2019].

Introduction: Cancer is a major public health problem in Algeria. The aim of this article was to estimate trends in cancer incidence in Oran, Algeria, over the period 1996-2019.

Patients And Methods: Nine cancer sites were analyzed.