The deaths breakdown by region is interesting:
Africa: 1.8M
South America: 149k
North America: 179k
Australia: 4k
Europe: 434k
Asia: 6.3M
I guess to keep it positive, I'd say "Great job, Australia"!
Asia has about 4.8B population, Australia has 26M. On a per capita basis Australia has about 1x% more deaths
> Asia has about 4.8B population, Australia has 26M. On a per capita basis Australia has about 1x% more deaths
6.3e6/4.8e9 = 0.00131
4e3/26e6 = 0.00015
About 9x as bad?
Not sure about 1x%, was that 1% worse? I am sorry I might have misunderstood that.
My thoughts exactly. Africa and Asia see the highest numbers but this is proportional to the population count. Plus, countries in these regions have less advanced healthcare than in countries like Australia, but the latter still has a higher death rate. Quite mysterious.
On a per capita basis, Australia has world class epidemiology, medical record keeping, and "no sparrow falls" cause of death certification . . .
This might be a case of a shortfall in record keeping and open reporting.