False and misleading information about mortality and excess deaths in the US is rampant. There seems to be a common strange belief, by people who should know better, that these are matters of belief and opinion, rather than matters of numbers and math. Why the obfuscation on all sides?
Read MoreAlthough older ages died in higher numbers, the 35-44-year age group had by far the largest percentage increase in deaths— a 36% increase over 2019, and a 44% increase over the 5-year average. In total, there were up to 104,000 more deaths than usual, and the numbers still have not returned to normal. In this paper I look exclusively at deaths in the 35-44-year age group: How have the 15 Leading Causes of Death Changed, and why? The data has some very strange surprises.
Read MoreAlthough doubts about the integrity of government databases are common, for obvious reasons, I seldom see anyone try to make a case for false data, with evidence. I came across one such attempt recently, concerning the US database of deaths in WONDER, and I’m going to review the evidence here. This review involved some very strange surprises.
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