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Let me unterrify you. The number you are looking at is about 5.42 deaths PER THOUSAND, not per hundred. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr71/nvsr71-05.pdf
by tomcam 4y ago
Let me unterrify you. The number you are looking at is about 5.42 deaths PER THOUSAND, not per hundred.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr71/nvsr71-05.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr71/nvsr71-05.pdf
- pcl 4y agoThat lines up with 6‰ — that symbol is “per mille”, vs the similar “per cent” or “percent” sign “%”.
- tomcam 4y agoOh! Didn’t know about it
- TecoAndJix 4y agoToday I am one of the lucky 10,000! https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- saalweachter 4y agoYes. That number is terrifying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_mille https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_mille
- tomcam 4y agoTIL. I appreciate learning that notation. Carry on being terrified.