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Why would the rate be higher in higher population countries?

• danans 5y ago
  That's not what I said. I just said that the rate more like 2x higher in Sweden when considering population - but I was incorrectly reading the case-fatality rate. The actual mortality rate is much worse in Sweden. The GP was comparing raw mortality counts, which isn't meaningful without dividing by population. The difference in mortality rates is complex, but public policy around masking and gathering in groups has a significant effect. Sweden's relatively lax restrictions probably play a big role in their higher mortality rates and case fatality rates