Farhad

Actual causes of death in the US and media coverage of same.

And then we wonder why people have such a skewed understanding of the world.

ourworldindata.org is a treasure. Thanks, hannahritchie.bsky.social and colleagues.

https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from

#Health #Media #Death #Statistics #US

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Show threadEdelruth, PBS Passport HolderNov 16

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Wow.

I love data pictures that make me go, "Wow!"

Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Nov 16
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"If it bleeds, it leads."
Show threadLooking for explanations…Nov 17

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I’m guessing “newsworthiness” is also a factor.

Show threadD2Nov 23
@Susan60 @faab64 and ‘uh-oh, that’s different’ figures prominently. Bruce Schneier talks of Infosec needing to master the Common Stuff That Doesn’t Make Headlines. Then attack the stuff breathlessly reported by NYT / etc.
Show threadTim McCormackNov 17

@faab64 I'm curious what the first chart would look like if you narrowed it to causes of death for people under (let's say) 60.

Everyone dies eventually, of *something*. One thing that gets people upset and/or titillated is the idea of someone dying "too young".

(But also "before their time", which generally excludes natural causes; someone who is murdered at 95 would still be newsworthy. However, still interested in the age-based cutoff.)

Show threadBruce Heerssen Nov 22

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See? This is why we need more guns. 🤦‍♂️

Show threadAlexNov 23
@faab64 nah. We got McDiabetes.
Show threadDanNov 23
@faab64 i understand the point of the post and very much agree. i also feel compelled to add that covid numbers have been strongly downplayed and it has significant comorbidities and/or is causative with [at least] the top seven causes of death listed
Show threadDr Andrew A. Adams #FBPE 🔶Nov 23
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Hmm, when someone in their 80s or90s dies from hehart failure or respiratory disease, that's usually regarded as natural causes and a usual sort of passing. A more useful chart would be untimely death, whether from disease, accident, negligwnce, murder.