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spacehome
4491 days ago
It looks like the average across the whole population in the U.S. is 8 in 1000 people will die each year [1].
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http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.CDRT.IN
2 comments
ricardobeat
4491 days ago
Maybe the actual stat is that one in those eight people dies due to being uninsured?
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bird_in_hand
4491 days ago
I bet a huge percentage of people dying are over 65 and have Medicare. You need numbers for those outside of that safety net to compare.
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