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FXBDM's avatar

Interesting analysis, thanks for looking into it. I am not sure the amount of lifetime gained / lost as an individual is quite the right way to look at the positive side of the ledger, however. You also have to consider the loss of expected lifespan for your friends, parents, children, favourite celebrities, etc.

"would you have preferred to live through a total travel ban and total lockdowns, like Australia’s, to save yourself 10-to-15 days of life? " is a different question than "Here’s a question: would you have preferred to live through a total travel ban and total lockdowns, like Australia’s, to save EVERYONE 10-to-15 days of life? ".

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Michael Ward's avatar

Very great work here.

Is the data available to do an "under 50 excess death"?

I suspect any "Lockdown Related" deaths of despair will be most visible there.

Two nits:

1) It's a disservice to leave out the well-publicized and much maligned control group: Sweden.

2) The number of recorded suicides was lower, but deaths of despair (including overdoses) *skyrocketed* in the US.

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