That is an exceptionally poor interpretation of a plot if I've ever seen one. > As you can see here, the first half of 2020 was an exceptionally deadly year.

That is an exceptionally poor interpretation of a plot if I've ever seen one. > As you can see here, the first half of 2020 was an exceptionally deadly year. In fact, what the plot shows is a milder flu season than usual, followed by an exceptionally deadly spring. > After that, and especially now, Sweden compares favorably with other years. Summer and fall, mortality was very slightly below average. Not much to write home about. But "especially now"? Does the author actually believe the sharp drop at the end represents actual data, instead of the fact that in Sweden, reported deaths lag by roughly 2-3 weeks? This means that at each given date, deaths reported for the preceding few weeks seem to sharply plummet: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-sweden-death-reporting https://ourworldindata.org/covid-sweden-death-reporting