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kpete

(71,978 posts) Mon Jul 27, 2020, 05:29 PM Jul 2020

Out of 195 countries in the World, America is in 185th place, for its ability to keep people alive.

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Out of 195 countries in the World, America is in 185th place, for its ability to keep people alive. (Original Post) kpete Jul 2020 OP

Not surprised, but surprised by Sweden and France, UK and belgium. Karadeniz Jul 2020 #1

Don't be DFW Jul 2020 #2

Maybe the numbers aren't age adjusted DBoon Jul 2020 #3

Karadeniz

(22,486 posts)

1. Not surprised, but surprised by Sweden and France, UK and belgium.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 05:31 PM

Jul 2020

DFW

(54,325 posts)

2. Don't be

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 05:40 PM

Jul 2020

Sweden, France, and the UK all have huge portions of their populations concentrated in 3 cities, Belgium in 2.

We have idiots everywhere.

Many other countries have more rural, spread out populations, and many have poor records of testing. The stats don't always tell the full story.

DBoon

(22,350 posts)

3. Maybe the numbers aren't age adjusted

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 05:59 PM

Jul 2020

countries with older populations may have higher death rates for this reason

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