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The median covid death is 85 years old? Where did you get that number? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https:/
by javagram 5y ago
The median covid death is 85 years old? Where did you get that number? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...
Using the US dataset as an example of mortality when covid-19 is allowed to spread unrestricted in a population, 700,952 died. Only 193k were 85 and older, so the median covid death must be younger than that - in the lower end of the 74-85 age cohort where another 185k have died.
- 6nf 5y agoI'm using the australian numbers So you found one number in my argument that you dont like and that invalidates my entire point? Is that what you're saying? What number would you prefer instead of the 85? Does that change everything?
- javagram 5y agoWhy use the Australian numbers to argue that AU should have taken the USA’s approach of unrestricted covid spreading? Australia’s numbers won’t match what happens when covid-19 spreads widely, because they successfully stopped it.
- javagram 5y agoJust realized (I think) you edited in the later sentences after I replied. Yea, it does invalidate your point, the average years of life lost from a Covid-19 death is fourteen not a few as you suggested. Many, many people lost more than a decade of productive, happy life to this virus in countries where it was allowed to spread. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/06/16/americans-lost-more-years-of-life-to-covid-19-in-2020-than-to-all-accidents-combined-in-a-typical-year/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/06/16/americans-l...
- 6nf 5y agoSo we're spending $20m on 14 years of life.