It’s hard to make international comparisons of the COVID death rates in individual countries, but a new approach is giving scientists better data to work with.
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Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
The COVID-19 death toll in the US is now over 130,000. What do 130,000 fatalities look like? A biostatistician provides some perspective.
An easy question, but a difficult answer.
Unlike those who died during the Vietnam War, those who perish during the current pandemic are unlikely to receive a national memorial. Perhaps they should.
The number of lives that would be lost from COVID-19 if the restrictions ended far exceed the number of extra deaths expected from recession if it continued.
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Professor of Statistics and Interim Dean, College of Science, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
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Research Fellow at the Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, The Open University
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Research Fellow, Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Aston University
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Reader in Health Geography, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Population Geography, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Research Fellow, Social And Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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James Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
