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[–] trek32@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

For the fact checkers https://www.bbc.com/news/61333847

According to the WHO, in 2020 and 2021 the US recorded more than 930,000 excess deaths, behind India (4.7m), Russia (1.1m) and Indonesia (1m).

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Since the meme mentions rate, rather than total deaths, this graphic from that article is probably more relevant

[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Mexico is smarter than republican America

[–] forrcaho@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is an informative chart that definitely contributes to the discussion. Without any clue where it comes from, though, I have no way to gauge its credibility.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

According to the article that this graphic came from, it’s from Johns Hopkins University, data as of 4 May.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I'm curious on how that translates in population density? The US is (on average) a fair bit lower in density compared to other countries, and still had atrocious numbers for Covid

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

Do those three countries count as developed? The author could be relying on that qualifier. As a U.S. citizen, I would rather be compared to places like France, Germany, Japan, etc. than them (no offense ment, but we're talking about aspirations).