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    95,883 - Seasonal flu deaths this year
    331,719 - Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year
    1,620,627 - Deaths caused by cancer this year
    193,554 - Deaths caused by malaria this year
    986,442 - Deaths caused by smoking this year
    493,532 - Deaths caused by alcohol this year
    211,603 - Suicides this year
    266,370 - Road traffic accident fatalities this year

    +4,600 - Death causes by Covid-19

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    • In Italy due to saturation of the hospitals some are now choosing which patients to give attention and which noternexbcn
    • So yeah while those are bigger # it's not in the same short period of time like this thing right nowernexbcn
    • There is a vaccine for the flu.
      This hasn't been around for a year.      monNom
    • Typical flu leads to 1.3% hospitalization rate. This italian doc says 40-50%
      https://www.cbc.ca/r…      monNom
    • Italy reporting >6% death rate. Flu ~0.1%monNom
    • a bit of a false equivalencymonNom
    • I believe all these numbers are actually 'so far this year', emex... for instance — suicides worldwide are well over a 1M each yearPonyBoy
    • Italy's population is also 60% over the age of 40, monNom... youth and middle aged are far less likely to die from this virus as the boomers arePonyBoy
    • Or folks with underlying health problems like myself and many people I know + people that don't even know it yetkingsteven
    • Death by calculators thrown at head, per year = 1.shapesalad
    • mind boggles at "it only kills the sick and old" as an argument tbh. That's exactly WHY it needs contained now.kingsteven
    • yes... get violent cuz the math didn't quell your fear... :P

      and kingsteven... join the club, son.      PonyBoy
    • who's arguing that it only kills the sick and old here? I was pointing out Italy's number are higher because they're an aging population.PonyBoy
    • Apologies, always assume 'boomer' as dismissive ie. unworthy of consideration these days! :Dkingsteven
    • Deaths caused by dying per year = millions.shapesalad
    • Ha... no worries, king. I find the term 'boomers' to be silly at best... but that generation is actually quite dear to me (our parents). :)PonyBoy
    • total numbers don't mean much; percentage rates of spread and increase do
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    • The flu is already everywhere which is why it kills so many. The COVID-19 virus just appeared and is now spreading. Give it a chance guys!yuekit
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