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We linked individual-level administrative data (i.e., death certification and population data) from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in Pavia province between 2015 and 2020. We computed age-standardized mortality rates (Italian population 2011) by cause, sex, and calendar year, and computed the rate ratio and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals to compare rates in 2020 versus 2015\u20132019. The 2020 excess total mortality in Pavia was 24% in men and 25% in women, reaching rates of 1272.6\/100,000 and 1304.4\/100,000, respectively. Significant excesses were found for infectious and parasitic diseases, excluding COVID-19 (about +30% in both sexes); respiratory system diseases (44% in men; 30% in women); and dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s disease among men (24%). Reductions were reported for neoplasms (\u221214% in men); cerebrovascular diseases (\u221225% in men); and ischemic diseases (\u221213% in women), but also for transport accidents in men. COVID-19 was the third cause of death in both sexes with rates of 274.9\/100,000 men (859 total deaths) and 213.9\/100,000 women (758 total deaths). Excess mortality in Pavia was higher than Italy but lower than Lombardy. 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