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One problem with comparing excess deaths is that automotive traffic deaths are down, and automotive traffic deaths are a very large slice of the pie in many cou
by Pxtl 7y ago
One problem with comparing excess deaths is that automotive traffic deaths are down, and automotive traffic deaths are a very large slice of the pie in many countries (including the USA).
- Diederich 7y agoThere were about 2.8 million total deaths in the United States in 2019 compared to about 40 thousand motor vehicle deaths.
- williamstein 7y agoGoing further, in 2017 all accidents combined were 6% of deaths in the US (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm). Nearly half (1,246,565) of the 2,813,503 deaths in the US in 2017 were from heart disease and cancer. Deaths from heart disease per day are almost as bad as covid-19 right now, so since there is a lot one can do proactively to reduce the chances of heart disease, I'm taking it way more seriously than I did before: don't smoke, hour+ of exercise every day, heart-healthy diet, sleep enough, and less stress.