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How do people die from an economic slowdown? Maybe in poor countries but I don't think in a developed country an economic slowdown should kill anybody.
by codenesium 6y ago
How do people die from an economic slowdown? Maybe in poor countries but I don't think in a developed country an economic slowdown should kill anybody.
- BiteCode_dev 6y agoRecession in rich a country push people into poverty as well. In a country where health care is privatized, you die from being poor. So recession in the US will lead to people dying.
- logicchains 6y agoPoverty leads to higher suicide rates, e.g. https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-01-27/higher-poverty-tied-to-increased-youth-suicide-risk-study-shows https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/... . It also leads to people being generally less healthy and dying earlier: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181123135003.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181123135003.h... . If poverty leads someone who's currently 10 years old to die five years earlier, then in terms of loss-of-life-years it's similar to the loss if e.g. an 80 year old is killed by the virus.
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- nomercy400 6y agoDoes that also imply that if many people die from economic slowdown, that country should be considered 'poor' or 'undeveloped'? Maybe countries that feel developed but still experience this should reconsider their policies.