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The total number of cases and especially of deaths from covid-19 are frightening on their face but I think there is some perspective missing.
Yes, the US has the most deaths reported but the US also has the third largest population on the planet, behind India and China whose reporting is suspect.
According to the CDC:
The United States has a total population of 333,511,317
The United States has a covid-19 case total of 44,615,528
Total covid-19 deaths: 752,859
Percentages:
Cases per population: 1.33%
Deaths per cases: .01%
So people in the US have a 99.7% chance of NOT getting covid and that if they do, they have a 99% chance of surviving it.
I looked at the population/cases/deaths numbers for Australia and it looks to me they will work out to similar percentages.
I realize the US government seems to prefer expressing the cases and deaths "per 100,000" but I think "cases per population" and "deaths per cases" give a more accurate picture on which to base personal risk/reward choices about distancing, masking and vaccination.
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