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While 25million in 8 weeks might be exaggerated, the number reported by chinese is not credible neither. The US flu death in 2018-2019 is estimated to be 34k.
by a_c 7y ago
While 25million in 8 weeks might be exaggerated, the number reported by chinese is not credible neither.
The US flu death in 2018-2019 is estimated to be 34k. [1]
China's flu death in the same year is 144. [2]
China's population is 4x to that of US. While the numbers cannot be compared directly, the difference in magnitude says at least something about its counting methodology, if not straight out lying
If I am to extrapolate, the corona virus death in china is at least two magnitude under reported
1. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
2. https://www.yearbookchina.com/downsoft-n3019102807.html https://www.yearbookchina.com/downsoft-n3019102807.html
- merpnderp 7y agoEverywhere in the world but China, flu caused pneumonia is posted as flu cause of death. But China would list it as pneumonia, so you have to guesstimate flu deaths by a fraction of pneumonia deaths.
- surewhynat 7y agoOkay, and how about Korea? Korea is also lying? Everyone is lying except the countries in the west? Have you considered that those countries just simply have had a better response to mobilize than the western countries?