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- COVID-19: Excess mortality statistics and their comparability across countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-excess-mortality 2 comments
- Coronavirus Country Comparator https://boogheta.github.io/coronavirus-countries/#deceased&ratio&places=Belgium,France,Germany,Italy,Spain,USA,United%20Kingdom&alignTo=deceased 102 comments
- Show HN: Compare Covid Growth Rates Between Countries https://cream.io/ 3 comments
- Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic response compares well with other countries. At least 70,000 more Canadians would have died during the first two years of the pandemic if Canada had the same death rates as the United States, the country with the highest cumulative number of COVID-19-related deaths. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/194/25/E870 141 comments science
- A study of the impact of national face mask laws on Covid-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly a billion people found that—over time—the increase in Covid-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries that imposed mask laws compared to countries that did not. https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(21)00557-2/fulltext 1680 comments science
- Why is Covid so prevalent in Ireland compared with other European countries? https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/why-is-covid-so-prevalent-in-ireland-compared-with-other-european-countries-1.4703369 51 comments europe
- I made a website that compares covid deaths in each country to the population of a city in that country https://covidcity.info/ 210 comments internetisbeautiful
- WHO says more than 87% of the world's Covid vaccine supply has gone to higher-income countries. On average, 1 in 4 people in high-income countries have received a coronavirus vaccine, compared with just 1 in more than 500 in low-income countries. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/04/09/who-says-poor-countries-have-received-just-0point2percent-of-worlds-vaccine-supply.html?recirc=taboolainternal 54 comments worldnews
- COVID-19 vaccine rollout: How do countries in Europe compare? https://www.euronews.com/2021/02/24/covid-19-vaccinations-in-europe-which-countries-are-leading-the-way 26 comments europe
- Current Covid infection rates in some European countries compared https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/krgx5b/current_covid_infection_rates_in_some_european/ 9 comments europe
- Why poorer nations have low Covid deaths per million as compared to richer countries https://theprint.in/opinion/why-poorer-nations-have-low-covid-deaths-per-million-as-compared-to-richer-countries/576976/ 6 comments india
- More people died from suicide in Japan in October than the total number of COVID-19 deaths in 2020, figures released by the Japanese National Police Agency show. Japan has the highest suicide rate in the G7 and subsequently reports its data every month compared to other countries including the US. https://www.insider.com/japan-more-suicide-deaths-in-october-than-from-covid-19-in-2020 447 comments worldnews
- Impact of COVID-19 on rail passenger transport in the EU (Q2 2020): Compared with the second quarter of 2019, the number of rail passengers at least halved in a vast majority of EU countries. An exception to these decreases was the Netherlands, where rail passenger transport remained stable. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/jod6wp 14 comments europe
- In countries with cultural norms or government policies supporting public mask-wearing, per-capita coronavirus mortality increased on average by just 16.2% each week, as compared with 61.9% each week in remaining countries (n = 200 countries). https://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1015 21 comments science
- Physical distancing and isolation of infectious individuals without lockdown is effective in mitigating much of the negative direct health impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, but has a higher death toll compared with other Scandinavian countries who did implement a lockdown. https://academic.oup.com/ije/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyaa121/5909271 6 comments science
- Trump keeps lying about how US Covid situation compares to other countries https://www.vox.com/2020/9/11/21432221/trump-freeland-michigan-rally-coronavirus-lies 13 comments politics
- UK's rating of its Covid-19 response lowest of 14 countries in poll - Only 46% of voters in Britain think their country has done well, compared with 95% in Denmark https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/uks-rating-of-its-covid-19-response-lowest-of-14-countries-in-poll 6 comments worldnews
- Trump wants to compare the U.S. coronavirus problem to that in other countries. He may want to rethink that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/21/trump-wants-compare-us-coronavirus-problem-other-countries-he-may-want-rethink-that/ 7 comments politics
- Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Isn’t Doing Well In The Coronavirus Fight: ‘We’re Just Not.’ “As a country, when you compare us to other countries, I don’t think you can say we’re doing great,” the White House adviser said. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-us-not-doing-well-coronavirus_n_5f07c10fc5b6480493cda0c4 24 comments politics
- "1,30,000 vs 600" Covid Deaths: PM Compares 4 European Countries With UP https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-pm-narendra-modi-says-do-gaz-doori-mask-is-medicine-till-theres-covid-19-vaccine-2252557?pfrom=home-topstories 15 comments india
- Russia medical workers are dying 16 times more often than in countries with comparable coronavirus outbreaks https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-medical-workers-16-times-more-likely-die-from-coronavirus-2020-5 209 comments worldnews
- We have made a clean COVID-19 data visualizer web app using vuejs that can display a detailed map timeline, compare and analyze data across any countries, see how the data changed over time and even go back in time to view historical data. Hope it helps! https://covid19track.site/ 17 comments vuejs
- China’s central Hubei province, epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in the country, posted a 39.2% drop in economic output in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, weighed down by a sharp decline in manufacturing. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-gdp-hubei/chinas-hubei-epicentre-of-coronavirus-outbreak-posts-first-quarter-gdp-slump-iduskcn2231qj 7 comments worldnews
- Sweden’s coronavirus death toll rapidly increasing compared to other countries https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus-deaths-lockdown-social-distancing-denmark-finland-norway-a9470771.html 231 comments europe
- Graph Shows Sweden’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rapidly Increasing Compared To Other Countries https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus-deaths-lockdown-social-distancing-denmark-finland-norway-a9470771.html 88 comments worldnews
- Dr. Phil downplays coronavirus on Fox News by comparing it to car accidents and swimming pool deaths - "We don’t shut the country down for that yet we’re doing it for this?" asked Dr. Phil, who is not a medical doctor https://www.salon.com/2020/04/17/dr-phil-downplays-coronavirus-on-fox-news-by-comparing-it-to-car-accidents-and-swimming-pool-deaths/ 1107 comments politics
- India beats other nations in Covid response: Study India fares better as compared to other countries such as the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea and Britain in the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-beats-other-nations-in-covid-response-study/articleshow/75089755.cms 19 comments india
- Here's How U.S. Coronavirus Stimulus Package Compares To Other Countries Around The World https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-us-coronavirus-stimulus-package-compares-other-countries-around-world-1497360 37 comments politics
- The US continued to experience significantly higher COVID-19 and excess all-cause mortality compared with peer countries during 2021 and early 2022, a difference accounting for 150 000 to 470 000 deaths. This difference was muted in the 10 states with highest vaccination coverage. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2798990#.Y3j_FREvPnQ.twitter 419 comments science
- Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience severe complications, including death. Patients from countries with high COVID-19 mortality rates, such as Italy, Spain and the UK, had lower levels of vitamin D compared to patients in countries that were not as severely affected. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/05/vitamin-d-appears-to-play-role-in-covid-19-mortality-rates/ 17 comments science
- Willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine was considerably higher in developing countries compared to the U.S and Russia. Personal protection against COVID-19 was the main reason given for vaccine acceptance (91%), and concern about side effects (44%) was the most common reason for vaccine hesitancy https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01459-7 15 comments science