Re: Crazy (and not-so-crazy) shit about Covid-19
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:47 am
Also keep in mind that the medical system is now beginning to see a variety of additional deaths from medical treatments that were delayed due to limited access to medicine caused by the various Coronavirus schemes being implemented.
The numbers on these are pretty random due to the differing nature of restrictions implemented nationwide.
However, some overall numbers people need to understand involving deaths per annum in the US (according to CDC):
1. Heart attack: 650,000
2. Cancer: 600,000
3. Medical mistakes: 250,000 - 500,000. The number on this category varies so widely as no set standard for this exists and as a result the studies looking into this are quite varied. It can include deaths occurring during surgery, misapplication of medication, etc. It is not included in CDC data as the final cause of death would fall into a specific category or is indeterminate. In the current climate, you could reasonable add the deaths caused by delayed treatment and procedures into this category as well.
4. Covid-19: probably 250-300k by the end of the year. Again is this not completely set in stone due to issues with misapplication of the Covid-19 as the cause of death to someone who died who was merely Covid-19 positive (i.e. a car accident victim who died being counted in Covid-19 deaths as they were Covid-19 positive in their autopsy). Some sources indicate a misapplication rate of 20% to Covid-19 deaths.
Other leading causes are:
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
Diabetes: 83,564
Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
So, all of the efforts in place to control the disease need to be looked at through this lens as well. While a novel addition to the list Covid-19 is far from the leading killer and we are progressively getting better at treating it as well. Also keep in mind these numbers only account for positive identification of the cause of death. If the cause is indeterminate, it is not captured in these numbers.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths ... 2080%2C058.
The numbers on these are pretty random due to the differing nature of restrictions implemented nationwide.
However, some overall numbers people need to understand involving deaths per annum in the US (according to CDC):
1. Heart attack: 650,000
2. Cancer: 600,000
3. Medical mistakes: 250,000 - 500,000. The number on this category varies so widely as no set standard for this exists and as a result the studies looking into this are quite varied. It can include deaths occurring during surgery, misapplication of medication, etc. It is not included in CDC data as the final cause of death would fall into a specific category or is indeterminate. In the current climate, you could reasonable add the deaths caused by delayed treatment and procedures into this category as well.
4. Covid-19: probably 250-300k by the end of the year. Again is this not completely set in stone due to issues with misapplication of the Covid-19 as the cause of death to someone who died who was merely Covid-19 positive (i.e. a car accident victim who died being counted in Covid-19 deaths as they were Covid-19 positive in their autopsy). Some sources indicate a misapplication rate of 20% to Covid-19 deaths.
Other leading causes are:
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
Diabetes: 83,564
Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 50,633
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
So, all of the efforts in place to control the disease need to be looked at through this lens as well. While a novel addition to the list Covid-19 is far from the leading killer and we are progressively getting better at treating it as well. Also keep in mind these numbers only account for positive identification of the cause of death. If the cause is indeterminate, it is not captured in these numbers.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths ... 2080%2C058.