• DakkaDok@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Here’s a version scaled by population (deaths per 100,000 residents). I’m no expert in this kind of thing, so I didn’t account for other factors, such as age groups. Also, the data I found using the source in the original graph only went up to 2021, and didn’t include 2017 for some reason.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, that looks more reasonable. The original graph makes it look like there have been ~5x the number of deaths in the last few years compared to ~10 years ago. Adjusted for population growth, it’s ~2-3x.

      That’s still really concerning and makes the point the article was making, while being much more accurate and defensible when scrutinized. Thanks for that!