It's informative, but if everyone used this logic, nobody would improve. Suppose all nations on Earth had particulate level X, which instead of 12,000 deaths, c

It's informative, but if everyone used this logic, nobody would improve. Suppose all nations on Earth had particulate level X, which instead of 12,000 deaths, caused 10 times as many. We could pat ourselves on the back for doing great compared to our peers. That's not how one innovates.