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The median age of the people deceased of COVID-19 is 82 The median life expectancy in the US is 79 years. The measures introduced to stop the disease kill the

• dao- 6y ago
  > The measures introduced to stop the disease kill the young and hence affect the loss of life far more. Not in other countries. Fix your ridiculous social security system.
  • glofish 6y ago
    You have no idea what you talk about, you kill the young by failing to provide them with a functioning society. In all places on Earth, the same will be true to Norway as to Mexico. Of course Mexicans will die even more because at least Norway you won't die of hunger but you'll die younger of alcoholism and not having anything to do while cowering alone, afraid at home.
• Retric 6y ago
  That’s already accounted for by using life years rather than total deaths. Also, the life expectancy in the US of an 82 year old woman is 9 years and 8 months and for men 8 years and 2 months. Half the deaths are from people younger than this, so on average total lost years per death is well over a decade. Globally deaths are ~450k at a minimum, meaning lost years are well into the millions with the pandemic still in full swing. PS: Calculating average life expectancy is tricky because it does not fall 1:1 with years lived.