Latest Breaking News

Chemisse

(31,301 posts)

20. It's pretty clear what it is showing.

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 07:27 PM

Apr 2020

Currently it is the leading cause of death. Yesterday. Probably today. Perhaps for the rest of the month.

Yes it's comparing single days to averages, but the other types of deaths do not wildly oscillate each day, so it's a fair comparison. The whole point of the graph is to gain a perspective of the scope of the disease at this moment in time. I would much prefer to accept the small error than not to have a chart like this at all.

Don't worry; It will be equally captivating when the numbers sink down to the bottom of the chart again.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

28 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Coronavirus Becomes Leading Cause of Death in U.S. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP

Some hoax, some flu, some "panic", hunh? It's the Trump Catastrophe. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #1

I think he did it on purpose jimfields33 Apr 2020 #26

0:04 / 0:52 Donald Trump: You gonna win so much you may even get tired of winning Botany Apr 2020 #2

Question to ask tRump cultists: Are you sick of winning or just sick? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #3

Good question! burrowowl Apr 2020 #4

Yes, the trumpepidemic is raging stronger it seems and it's affecting all of the rump idiots ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #5

For the 3 minutes that I could stand of it I watched in horror last night of that Laura I. person .. Botany Apr 2020 #9

Don't get excited SpankMe Apr 2020 #6

It may still be true that compared with average deaths for each cause Igel Apr 2020 #7

well, not really, they are using statistics taken may months ago, long before the stay at home order yaesu Apr 2020 #8

So you are suggesting that because people are staying at home, they are no longer LisaL Apr 2020 #10

The "more to the story" has nothing to do with other causes dropping Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #12

Chicago had 21 shooting the other day. How does that happen in a everyone stays home jimfields33 Apr 2020 #27

This is EXTREMELY misleading - Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #11

Average daily deaths from heart disease and cancer presumably stay nearly constant over the year. LisaL Apr 2020 #13

On a handful of days it caused more deaths than the other illnesses. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #14

it's showing deaths per day unblock Apr 2020 #15

You're completely missing my point. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #17

Ok, a fine distinction. unblock Apr 2020 #18

Not unless the others are averages for that one day. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #19

I see no problem in comparing actual covid19 deaths to averages of other causes unblock Apr 2020 #24

It is NOT clear without a label that distinguishes the COVID 19 bar from the others. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #25

It almost certainly does make it the leading cause of death ... ON THAT DAY ... mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #16

But that's not how it is being reported. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #22

It's pretty clear what it is showing. Chemisse Apr 2020 #20

So why did Newsweek get it wrong? Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #21

Here is a very cool day-by-day visualization that shows the change since March 1 Chemisse Apr 2020 #23

Kenneth Dopeland... I mean Copeland's casting away Satan did not work rpannier Apr 2020 #28