coronavirus...put it into perspective
Not to make light of the corona virus as I am sure more will die from it but.....this is for the United States in 2017 Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 647,457 Cancer:...
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RV daytrader wrote:
Not to make light of the corona virus as I am sure more will die from it but.....this is for the United States in 2017
Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Heart disease: 647,457
Cancer: 599,108
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
coronavirus: 298 so far
So...try to stay away from crowds....but don,t panic...imo
There is an interesting calculator that compares these leading causes of death with what could happen with coronavirus. Worth a look...
Oh, and speaking of calculators - here's one for how much toilet paper you will need. :)
