Excess mortality: Cumulative deaths from all causes compared to projection based on previous years.
If you're looking for a good indicator of how many people died from Covid.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-covid
Life expectancy in the US peaked 10 years ago, so I'm always amused to see attempts to define "old age" upwards.
It looks like that GOP donor money going to RFK, Jr. may be paying off.
International statistical comparisons are problematic, largely due to differences in standards and methodology, but they can be made to work.
The International Adult Literacy Survey (1994-1998) is an example. (Level 1 is the lowest level, 4/5 the highest.)
It's not perfect, but the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart is a useful reference when evaluating information on social media. Ad Fontes is one of the sources Ground News uses.
https://adfontesmedia.com/static-mbc/
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