Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  | Nineteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States reached a grim milestone: more than 1 in 500 Americans have now died from the
virus.
As of Sept. 15, at least 665,496 Americans have died of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins University. When the country, which has a population of
more than 332.7 million, surpassed 663,000 deaths on Tuesday, that meant 1 in 500 people had died.
The rate of deaths are disproportionately skewed towards the elderly and people of color. Though people over age 85 are 2% of the population, they
accounted for a quarter of the death toll, The Washington Post reported. One in 35 people over age 85 died of COVID-19, compared 1 in 150 people
between the ages of 65 and 84 and 1 in 780 of people aged 40 to 64.
In that youngest age group, from 40 to 64, people of color were far more likely to die of the virus. One in 240 Native Americans, 1 in 390 Hispanics
and 1 in 480 Black people died from COVID-19, compared to 1 in 1,300 white or Asian people.
[Edited on 9-16-2021 by mtgoat666] |
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths in the United States each year, or 261 deaths per day. These deaths shorten the lives
of those who die by an average of almost 29 years, for a total of 2.8 million years of potential life lost. It is a leading cause of preventable death
in the United States, and cost the nation $249 billion in 2010. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/features/excessive-alcohol-death...
Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year
The flu kills more people but we didn't shut down businesses or force children to wear masks in school: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-12-2017-up-to-650-000-peopl...
Shall we discuss tobacco use next?
[Edited on 9-17-2021 by David K] |