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Case fatality rate isn't the same as the actual mortality rate. Case fatality rate is an indirect measure of your testing ability, testing criteria, and testing
by henrikschroder 6y ago
Case fatality rate isn't the same as the actual mortality rate. Case fatality rate is an indirect measure of your testing ability, testing criteria, and testing procedures. It says very little about how deadly the disease is, and comparing it across countries is completely useless.
Actually, it's worse than useless, because any conclusions made from it are going to be horribly wrong.
- bwha 6y agoThat is exactly why I included the first link in my reply above which makes that distinction. The headline: "Limited coronavirus testing in the US has meant its death rate appears alarmingly high — but it will likely drop"