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This, so much this. Especially for mortality rates where the US is currently doing better than most large developed countries.
by seemslegit 7y ago
This, so much this.
Especially for mortality rates where the US is currently doing better than most large developed countries.
- jsyedidia 7y agoFor deaths, the USA has a total of 1,184, and the 8 countries of Western Europe have 15,437, or about 14 times higher on a per-capita basis.
- seemslegit 7y agoYes those are dominated by Spain and Italy, but even the UK has more than 2x deaths per-capital than the US.
- grecy 7y ago> Especially for mortality rates where the US is currently doing better than most large developed countries That's to be expected, because deaths lag behind infections by a week or two. [1] and we know the US was a couple of weeks behind Italy and Spain in their infections blowing up. We'll have to wait until a couple of weeks after peak infections before we can see the true mortality rate in any given region/country. [1] https://miro.medium.com/max/9350/1*r-ddYhoUtP_se6x-NOEinA.png https://miro.medium.com/max/9350/1*r-ddYhoUtP_se6x-NOEinA.pn...
- seemslegit 7y agoTrue, and for overall infection rates as well, but the headline talks about the current situation and is misleading.