Swedish Covid-19 mortality in perspective

In Sweden, over 70s comprise around 90% of Covid-19 deaths, with the majority having two or more comorbidities.

The age group seeing the most Covid fatalities is 80-89 years (41%), followed by the 90+ years category (26%). Note that average life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 81 for men …

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Glad Midsommar! Covid comparison in six charts: Sweden and UK

Did lockdown work? Sweden did not have a mandatory lockdown. How does their Covid story compare to the UK's?

How many people died per day?

The overall shape of the curves for UK and Sweden is remarkably similar.

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In deaths per million population, the daily numbers for Sweden are lower …

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Sky Australia Interview with Johan Giesecke on Sweden's evidence based approach to Covid

Interview with former chief Swedish epidemiologist Professor Johan Giesecke, who reveals that he is 'watching with interest' how Australia and other countries come out of lockdown. Giesecke questions the effectiveness of the draconian measures taken and the wisdom of the UK government for basing its policy on Imperial College's flawed, non-peer-reviewed paper, championing instead Sweden's 'evidence-based' approach, which relies on social distancing and good old-fashioned handwashing.

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