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somebody posted a interesting comment: For all of those pointing to Sweden as an effective count-strategy, here is some data to consider Deaths per million S
by sharemywin 6y ago
somebody posted a interesting comment:
For all of those pointing to Sweden as an effective count-strategy, here is some data to consider
Deaths per million
Sweden: 575
USA: 545
Denmark: 108
Finland: 60
Norway: 49
(Iceland, the final Nordic country, is 29 but is separate geographically and thus appropriate to exclude)
Conclusion: the rate of deaths in Sweden is 5-12x higher than comparable Nordic countries.
Now, let's look at the impact on the economy...
OECD’s biannual Economic Outlook summary full-year GDP growth forecast
Sweden: -7.8% to -6.7%
Denmark: -7.1% to -5.8%
U.S. -8.5% to -7.3%
The European Commission forecast both Sweden and Denmark to experience a -5.3% GDP contraction.
Conclusion: the lax coronavirus policies in Sweden contributed to deaths per capita 5-12x higher than comparable Nordic countries while not having any measurable positive impact on the performance of the economy.