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by nradov 1865 days ago
On the other hand Japan has an older median age than most other countries. We know that age is a crucial risk factor for COVID-19 so on that basis they should have had a higher death toll, but didn't.

My guess is that the low obesity rate is the critical factor, but that remains somewhat speculative.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430889/