I think it is just a question of odds. If there was a bit more of 1,5 deaths per 1k people and and the average us citizen knows about 600 people, then about 1 i

I think it is just a question of odds. If there was a bit more of 1,5 deaths per 1k people and and the average us citizen knows about 600 people, then about 1 in 3 will know someone who died. I do not think it has to be someone exactly in your close circle, I think 'know' here means people you meet and maybe you have no contact with. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-ameri...