I'm not sure about the lower infection rate, even rural communities are quite interconnected. But obviously death rates are likely proportional to the number of

I'm not sure about the lower infection rate, even rural communities are quite interconnected. But obviously death rates are likely proportional to the number of older people. So the US should fare better. However, hospital admissions in Italy are now at a median age of 65, so a younger population doesn't help hospitals, it just lowers mortality.