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4.5MM excess deaths over 16 months during the pandemic in India
- Proven 5y agoThis "excess deaths" is like Obama's "jobs saved", only in reverse. Who can tell whether those poor folks wouldn't have died within 1-2 years? Elsewhere it was reported that a lot (80-90%?) of India's population has Covid-19 antibodies. If we assume 80% had it, 4.55MM would amount to a 0.5% rate of mortality - roughly in line with other places despite the relatively modest healthcare means available to the government and people.
- unraveller 5y agoTo put the title figure into some perspective, it suggests an average of 281,250 per month in excess the normal. India in 2019 had something like 1,141,666 deaths / month on average. So a 24% increase on that assuming the numbers on my quick search line up. It would be interesting to know the fluctuations over a decade for better bird's eye. https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-die-in-India-every-day https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-die-in-India-every-day