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The annual number of age-related deaths seems to be around 10X the number of COVID deaths (so far), so the distinction likely doesn't have any bearing on the ve
by marcusverus 6y ago
The annual number of age-related deaths seems to be around 10X the number of COVID deaths (so far), so the distinction likely doesn't have any bearing on the veracity of the statement.
Global deaths by age-related issues in 2017: >20 million[0]
Global deaths due to COVID: ~2.1 million.[1]
[0]https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/causes-of-death-in-70-year-olds https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/causes-of-death-in-70-yea...
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:COVID-19_pandemic_data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:COVID-19_pandemic_dat...