Fascinating FT stats comparing excess deaths from start global pandemic. FT regards current deaths, all causes, v average of deaths in previous years (= excess deaths) as decent proxy for Covid-related deaths:
Italy +90%
Belgium +60%
Spain +51%
Holland +42%
England & Wales +37%
France +34%
Switzerland +29%
Sweden +18%
Austria +12%
Portugal +10%
Denmark +5%
FT "excess death" stats also show how having a major city state can exacerbate country stats:
New York +299%
Madrid +161%
Ile de France (Greater Paris) +122%
London +96%
Stockholm +75%
But Bergamo province, Italy +463%
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