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Originally Posted by roscoguy
What is it with Sweden? The country as a whole did no better than fair with 542 deaths per million, making them 5th WORST in the world as of 7/15/20. Sweden Tops EU For New Cases But Says Virus Is Slowing
They fare much better in general than US citizens in categories including heart disease, diabetes, HBP & stroke - all supposed contributing factors to COVID deaths. They are also 'happier' than the US, ranking #7 in the world to our #19. With these factors taken into consideration, the Swedes didn't do all that well, it would seem.
Comparing Sweden to NY is also specious, at best. NY population is over 19 million, Sweden (with 5593 COVID deaths) is closer to Michigan (6355 deaths) or North Carolina (1606 deaths) in population at a bit over 10 million.
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Graph is deaths per million. This means it is adjusted for POPULATION. New York is 2nd highest in the world, after New Jersey with over 1700 deaths per million. Sweden doesn't even make the top ten in the world. Swedes are happier than us? Bwahhaahha The virus doesn't care. Forget about the fact that many US states had far higher death rates per million than Sweden while they imposed lockdowns and masks, what's your theory for why the rise and fall of cases and deaths looks exactly the same?
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Countries and US states with highest death rates per million
1. New Jersey 1757 deaths per million
2. New York 1665
3. Connecticut 1220
4. Massachusetts 1206
5. Rhode Island 921
6. Belgium 853
7. DC 805
8. Louisiana 733
9. United Kingdom 659
10. Michigan 632