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Despite failing to protect America every single step along the way, Trump now wants appreciation from Governors, congratulations from the media and, quite likely, a medal too if his incompetence ends up killing fewer than 200,000 Americans.
As of 1pm on March 31, the U.S. has recorded 3,431 deaths from COVID-19, compared to just 162 in South Korea, which had its first known case on the same day in January. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has already exceeded that of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, the Afghanistan War and 9/11.
The list below shows how Americans die, using 2017 data from the CDC showing the top 10 causes of death, plus flu statistics for the past five years, major wars, and deaths from the 9/11 terror attacks and natural disasters since 2000.
At the current high estimate of 240,000 deaths, COVID-19 would be the third leading cause of death in America, after heart disease and cancer. At the low estimate of 100,000, it would be the seventh leading cause of death, killing 20% more Americans than diabetes. If 100,000 die from COVID-19, Trump is already pre-spinning that tragedy as “a very good job.”
Cause of Death:
Heart disease: 647,457
Cancer: 599,108
World War II: 405,399
COVID-19 (high estimate): 240,000
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383
Alzheimer’s disease: 121,404
World War I: 116,516
COVID-19 (low estimate): 100,000
Diabetes: 83,564
Flu (2017-18): 61,000
Vietnam War: 58,209
Influenza and pneumonia: 55,672
Flu (2014-15): 51,000
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,633
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 47,173
Flu (5-year average): 41,400
Flu (2016-17): 38,000
Flu (2018-19): 34,000
Flu (2015-16): 23,000
H1N1 pandemic (2009-10): 12,469
COVID-19 (as of 4pm ET, April 2): 5,808
Iraq War: 4,491
September 11 attacks: 2,977
Hurricane Maria (2017): 2,975
Afghanistan War: 2,400
Hurricane Katrina (2005): 1,833
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