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When I look at the link you provided, my conclusion is that US among the worst in deaths/capita, and about an order of magnitude above the median...
by ladams 5y ago
When I look at the link you provided, my conclusion is that US among the worst in deaths/capita, and about an order of magnitude above the median...
- ars 5y agoLook at the full table, not the small chart on top.
- read_if_gay_ 5y agoThe list puts the US at 1.8%. The minimum I’ve found is 0.2%. Most countries seem to hover around 1-2%. There are countries with 9+%. How did you come to your conclusion?
- edaemon 5y agoThey're looking at the deaths per capita, not the case-fatality ratio.
- notJim 5y agoYou're looking at the case-fatality ratio, your parent is looking at the deaths per 100k population. Looking at these two numbers suggests to me that while the US did very well at treating cases, we allowed far too many people to become infected.
- Pyramus 5y agoI agree with your assessment. Also Covid mortality scales exponentially with age, and US life expectancy is 5-6 years lower than say Spain or Italy.
- notJim 5y agoBut to your parent's point, the US outcome was comparable to other countries we'd consider peers, like the UK and France. I feel like this point, that other similar countries did poorly, is sometimes missed when talking about the US response.