@metal-brain saidUnbelievably small??
"the Johns Hopkins University tracker has so far killed nearly 1.1 million people worldwide"
What percentage of the world's population is that?
@metal-brain saidThat's a somewhat unfortunate quotation. It being the disease that's caused the deaths and not the tracker - or has this thread given birth to a new conspiracy theory?
"the Johns Hopkins University tracker has so far killed nearly 1.1 million people worldwide"
What percentage of the world's population is that?
@deepthought saidNo, it is a fair question.
That's a somewhat unfortunate quotation. It being the disease that's caused the deaths and not the tracker - or has this thread given birth to a new conspiracy theory?
Over 1 million might seem like a lot until you consider the billions of people on the planet. If you cannot give a percentage that is more than the common flu it should be noted.
@deepthought saidI didn't butcher anything. I asked a simple question that ought to be asked. You just don't like what the answer is.
The missing comma doesn't really alter the meaning of the sentence, butchering the quotation in the way Metal-Brain did on the other hand...
@metal-brain saidI'm certain more people have been killed in the UK by covid than the 'flu this year.
No, it is a fair question.
Over 1 million might seem like a lot until you consider the billions of people on the planet. If you cannot give a percentage that is more than the common flu it should be noted.
@metal-brain saidAccording to Worldometer 48 million people have died so far this year. This makes covid about 2% of deaths. The graph on this Wikipedia page [1] gives the number of people who died of HIV/AIDS as 1.03 million in 2016, and also says that Malaria killed 700,000 people. TB killed 1.21 million, but there's another couple of months to go this year so covid looks to be on a par with TB. Despite disease control efforts it's the second largest single cause infectious disease assuming the other causes of death haven't changed much since 2016. Things like cancer are higher as is "lower respiratory infections" - but that's more than one disease agent. The leading cause of death was cardiovascular diseases which saw off 17.65 million people that year. So, covid is a leading cause of death, but if keeping people alive is the objective tackling the causes of cardiovascular disease would be the way forward as then you'd only need to reduce it by around 7% to make up for Covid.
No, it is a fair question.
Over 1 million might seem like a lot until you consider the billions of people on the planet. If you cannot give a percentage that is more than the common flu it should be noted.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate
@metal-brain saidThere have been 33 million confirmed cases which have closed world wide. And 3% have died.
No, it is a fair question.
Over 1 million might seem like a lot until you consider the billions of people on the planet. If you cannot give a percentage that is more than the common flu it should be noted.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
Imagine that every 33rd car trip you drove ended up with you dying.
You’d probably start cycling to the shops.
@deepthought saidHow can you be certain? Are C19 deaths never over counted?
I'm certain more people have been killed in the UK by covid than the 'flu this year.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/removal-form-5-cremation-certificate-deaths-covid-19-coronavirus-act/5726092
@deepthought saidDuchess said 1.1 million. Now you say 48 million.
According to Worldometer 48 million people have died so far this year. This makes covid about 2% of deaths. The graph on this Wikipedia page [1] gives the number of people who died of HIV/AIDS as 1.03 million in 2016, and also says that Malaria killed 700,000 people. TB killed 1.21 million, but there's another couple of months to go this year so covid looks to be on a ...[text shortened]... ound 7% to make up for Covid.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate
That is quite a difference. Are you sure?
@shavixmir saidThat is a different number than 2 other posters on this Thread.
There have been 33 million confirmed cases which have closed world wide. And 3% have died.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
Imagine that every 33rd car trip you drove ended up with you dying.
You’d probably start cycling to the shops.
Are you sure?
@metal-brain saidThe issue here is not whether someone may like or dislike the answer.
I didn't butcher anything. I asked a simple question that ought to be asked. You just don't like what the answer is.
Maybe more likely what is being asked here is where you want to go with this.
But if you really want a response regarding the death toll, then ......
COVID 19 death toll in US, about 75 times as much as 9/11.
Globally, death toll about 375 times as much as 9/11.
Now for all the fuss about wearing masks, there just doesn't seem to be the same uproar about people taking off their shoes at airports before boarding flights.
Even 2 decades after the fact.
What gives ?? 🤔