True, but 'number of deaths' is a very blunt statistic because not all deaths are equal. The death of a young male in his prime is not the same as the death of

True, but 'number of deaths' is a very blunt statistic because not all deaths are equal. The death of a young male in his prime is not the same as the death of an elderly person whose 3 year survival rate was already less than 25% (made-up numbers for the sake of illustration, not accurate).