The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
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Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#2This really depends on how far back you look. I was looking at the data for Sweden the other day. If you look at the last 20 years in terms of overall mortality, 2020 is right around the middle: https://mobile.twitter.com/TLennhamn/status/1295269941109764...
It's certainly more than last year, or the year before that, but it's not an outlier for the last two decades.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#3The part I found interesting was the number of death from flu and pneumonia:
5 year average: 28,140 deaths
2020 so far: 18,325 deaths (does not include November and December!)
COVID 2020: 53,675 deaths
So while it does seem to be killing some people who would've died from the flu/pneumonia anyway, it's still nearly double the 5 year average which would make it one hell of a bad flu strain.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#4And don't forget the long-term health impacts for those that survive. This will have implications for years to come.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#5Key point:
> The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 6 November 2020 was 14.3% higher than the five-year average.
But it is good to know that the measures to control COVID-19 are also suppressing flu and pneumonia (though not enough to make up for COVID-19 mortality).
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#6This really depends on how far back you look. I was looking at the data for Sweden the other day. If you look at the last 20 years in terms of overall mortality, 2020 is right around the middle: https://mobile.twitter.com/TLennhamn/status/1295269941109764... It's certainly more than last year, or the year before that, but it's not an outlier for the last two decades.
You realize the year ain't over yet.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#7CDC's numbers as of today, scroll down to the "Weekly number of deaths (from all causes)" section
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#8And don't forget the long-term health impacts for those that survive. This will have implications for years to come.
As with other types of viruses. Nerve damage is very common.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#9This really depends on how far back you look. I was looking at the data for Sweden the other day. If you look at the last 20 years in terms of overall mortality, 2020 is right around the middle: https://mobile.twitter.com/TLennhamn/status/1295269941109764... It's certainly more than last year, or the year before that, but it's not an outlier for the last two decades.
You realize the year ain't over yet.
The data is linearly adjusted to fill out the 2020 data. You are right though, that we don't have the full year's data.
Re: The number of people dying is not the same as in any other year
#10And don't forget the long-term health impacts for those that survive. This will have implications for years to come.
As with other types of viruses. Nerve damage is very common.
> As with other types of flu.
COVID-19 is not a type of the flu, in the same way that a human is not a type of bat.