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I was relating the number who died in the U.S. versus the total population, calculated from published deaths per million per country [0] The link you provided
by mikem170 6y ago
I was relating the number who died in the U.S. versus the total population, calculated from published deaths per million per country [0]
The link you provided says that 2.2 million people globally reportedly have died of covid. Out of world's population of 7.8 billion that amounts to 1 out of 3545 people who have died, or 0.028%.
I wonder if a lot of people have misconceptions about their odds of dying from covid, given the alarmist news coverege. Especially the young and healthy, who are more at risk of dying of other things like suicide for example.
Some would say that the reaction and mitigations to covid have been more impactful than the disease itself.
[0] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
- petre 6y agoOne can't die of a disease without contacting it first, can they?