Is it not more likely the # of deaths are related to obesity for example, where ...

		hjnilsson on Jan 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many... Is it not more likely the # of deaths are related to obesity for example, where US has 5-7 times as many obese as Japan for example. Which matches the % deaths statistic you have there quite well. In other words: it's not easy. There are many factors at play.

I discounted 10x to 2x, or 20% of the effect.