Mortality Rate

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   As the officially reported world-wide Mortality Rate for Covid-19 is closing in on 100 deaths / million population, I am wondering how that compares with other diseases.   In searching for mortality rates I did not find what I was looking for before I had to go out shopping, but I came across this CDC page for USA  https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm.  In a table from it I have added the current Corvid-19 data (which is only for part of a year not a whole year like the other figures).

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
   Heart Disease   647,457 
  Cancer: 599,108     
  Covid-19: 173,176    (till  August 17th)  
  Accidents     (unintentional injuries): 169,936 
  Chronic lower  respiratory diseases: 160,201   
  Stroke     (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383     
  Alzheimer’s  disease: 121,404  
  Diabetes: 83,564 
  Influenza and  Pneumonia: 55,672   
  Nephritis,  nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633   
  Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173    

So Covid-19 looks very serious,  as, despite attempts to limit its spread. it is now the third leading cause of death in the USA. It is already caused over three times as many deaths as ”Influenza and Pneumonia”.
But as it has a way to go to catch up with the deaths from Cancer and Heart Diseases it is not going to make a major dent in the population statistics, unless the mortality rate starts to climb more.

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EdwinSm, Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 03 2013 Status: Offline Points: 24065	Post Options Post Reply Quote EdwinSm, Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Mortality Rate Posted: August 18 2020 at 3:01am
	As the officially reported world-wide Mortality Rate for Covid-19 is closing in on 100 deaths / million population, I am wondering how that compares with other diseases. In searching for mortality rates I did not find what I was looking for before I had to go out shopping, but I came across this CDC page for USA https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm. In a table from it I have added the current Corvid-19 data (which is only for part of a year not a whole year like the other figures). Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart Disease 647,457 Cancer: 599,108 Covid-19: 173,176 (till August 17th) Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383 Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404 Diabetes: 83,564 Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633 Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173 So Covid-19 looks very serious, as, despite attempts to limit its spread. it is now the third leading cause of death in the USA. It is already caused over three times as many deaths as ”Influenza and Pneumonia”. But as it has a way to go to catch up with the deaths from Cancer and Heart Diseases it is not going to make a major dent in the population statistics, unless the mortality rate starts to climb more.

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2020 at 5:27am
	Early days yet, And so much under reporting, misdiagnosis Methinks
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius

WitchMisspelled Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: January 20 2020 Status: Offline Points: 17170	Post Options Post Reply Quote WitchMisspelled Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2020 at 6:37am
	You forgot to mention lack of testing.

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2020 at 2:53pm
	Sorry I didn't include testing that just makes more cases..... So if we don't test we get less cases..... Pandemic over!!!!!..... Nothing to see here.... LMAO tee hee.....lol Keep safe all looks like Europe about to get worse.....
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2020 at 2:55pm
	[QUOTE=carbon20] Only way I could get rid of double post, 😉😷
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2020 at 2:16am
	https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/coronavirus-restrictions-cause-flu-cases-to-drop-australia/12480190
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius

carbon20 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: April 08 2006 Location: West Australia Status: Offline Points: 65816	Post Options Post Reply Quote carbon20 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 20 2020 at 2:20am
	What a bonus More Australian lives saved........ Got to be a good thing....😷😉
	Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.🖖 Marcus Aurelius