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The implication is they would have died soon, like in the next 6 months. About half of Covid deaths are in nursing homes. The median lifespan after entering a
by marcell 6y ago
The implication is they would have died soon, like in the next 6 months.
About half of Covid deaths are in nursing homes. The median lifespan after entering a nursing home is 5 months, and the mean is 13 months.
Coronavirus is very infectious, so if it enters a nursing home, it could easily spread and wipe out everyone who was on the brink of dearth, or on a fragile state.
- lukas099 6y agoAccording to The Economist, the average lifetime lost per covid death is over 10 years. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/05/02/would-most-covid-19-victims-have-died-soon-without-the-virus https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/05/02/would-mo...
- marcell 6y agoWell, it's worth keeping in mind that the risk of death from a coronavirus infection is comparable to the annual risk of death from all causes. Coronavirus infection though is a once per lifetime risk, whereas all-cause mortality occurs every year. Just as a random comparable, the annual risk of getting cancer if you're 35 years old is around 0.1%, and the annual risk of having a heart attack is around 0.5% (higher for men, lower for women). All of those diseases would have similar average lifetime lost as covid, but the risk is continuous, not a once per lifetime occurance.
- easytiger 6y agoSounds like they took the life expectancy of certain age groups without taking into account individual preexisting conditions whatsoever.
- lukas099 6y agoNot according to the article: "Then the authors accounted for other illnesses the victims had, in case they were unusually frail for their age."