Using ‘a 3% mortality rate’ is not a very accurate way of conveying the burden of disease of a chronic condition such as crohns. People can be fine for ages, ha

Using ‘a 3% mortality rate’ is not a very accurate way of conveying the burden of disease of a chronic condition such as crohns. People can be fine for ages, have stable disease, then experience a flare up, and if they have a perforation and ignore the symptoms, or are unable to access top line medical care (both likely in this situation) then death within 1-2 days is 100% possible.