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A better metric is probably excess mortality for 2020. The covid deaths per capita metric will vary immensely depending on exactly how it is measured. Here are
by bjourne 6y ago
A better metric is probably excess mortality for 2020. The covid deaths per capita metric will vary immensely depending on exactly how it is measured. Here are the numbers for Sweden and some other countries:
> Preliminary data from EU statistics agency Eurostat compiled by Reuters showed Sweden had 7.7% more deaths in 2020 than its average for the preceding four years. Countries that opted for several periods of strict lockdowns, such as Spain and Belgium, had so-called excess mortality of 18.1% and 16.2% respectively.
> Twenty-one of the 30 countries with available statistics had higher excess mortality than Sweden. However, Sweden did much worse than its Nordic neighbours, with Denmark registering just 1.5% excess mortality and Finland 1.0%. Norway had no excess mortality at all in 2020.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-mortality-idUSKBN2BG1R9 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe...
Can someone fill in the numbers for the US and Canada?
- nadezhda18 6y agoSure! [1] shows the Excess Mortality across Countries in 2020, very convenient to compare. In particular: Canada: 6% USA: 12.9% South Korea, interestingly: -2.9% [1] https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/excess-mortality-across-countries-in-2020/ https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/excess-mortality-across-countr... Also - [2] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210310/dq210310c-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210310/dq210...
- bjourne 6y agoHuh, that's interesting. How come your link claims the increase was 1.5% while mine claims it was 7.7%?
- nadezhda18 6y agoGood question, I am not sure. The numbers from my link do match the official numbers from Canada (link [2]) though.