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In the Netherlands (for March) mortality for all age cohorts is up, average of about 10%. Lower cohorts mortality is down but not enough to offset the others. C
by roel_v 7y ago
In the Netherlands (for March) mortality for all age cohorts is up, average of about 10%. Lower cohorts mortality is down but not enough to offset the others. Causality is by definition impossible to ascertain at this aggregate level, but no reasonable person would come with another explanation.
- perl4ever 7y agoAs others say or imply, you'd want to get data for a seasonal curve and then use it to adjust.
- tinus_hn 7y agoThese graphs are in the document prepared daily (on the last page): https://www.rivm.nl/documenten/epidemiologische-situatie-covid-19-in-nederland-16-april-2020 https://www.rivm.nl/documenten/epidemiologische-situatie-cov... You can see that there are approximately 1500 more deaths per week and there is no peak visible.
- roel_v 7y agoYes, the numbers I am quoting are as compared to other years, adjusted for macro changes in population makeup, etc. The gold standard for reporting on this.