CRISIS AND MORTALITY
That
mortality rates should drop during a crisis is counter-intuitive.
Nonetheless, this is what these studies show – and these are
genuine scientific studies, not Dr Quack's opinions nor Joe Dork's
You Tube rant. Yes, people do die of heart attacks, strokes,
substance abuse because they lost their job, but more people live
generally than would if the system functioned normally. It seems that
working is a greater killer than losing ones job.The people opposed
to physical distancing and other mandatory precautions who claim that
the death rate will shoot up due to the economic effects, ought to
take notice and nuance their opinions. One should not, however,
simply adopt these studies as universally applicable, or that
everything will be sunny in Covid Land. For example, the collapse of
the USSR killed an estimated 2 to 10 million people. There must be
some variables involved, such as the general pre-crisis level of
wealth and health of the populace, level of social solidarity which
would impact a lowering of morality rates. Mortality will also
depend upon how much governments support the population during this
crisis. I can add 6 more studies are below in the comments section,
if people should so desire..
Quote from one study, "The authors cite several factors to explain
this correlation between economic recession and a faster decline in
mortality. In the opinion of Joan Ballester, ISGlobal researcher and
first author of the study, "Periods of macroeconomic recession
are associated with lower levels of pollution and fewer accidents in
the workplace and on the roads. These are the factors most likely to
have the greatest influence on accelerating the decline in mortality.
Alcohol and tobacco consumption also fall during periods of greater
austerity, as do the prevalences of sedentary lifestyles and obesity.
While the underlying mechanisms are still not well established, the
findings of some studies also point to the influence of other
factors, such as work stress and the fact that healthy habits demand
time, something less available to a person working in a full-time
job."
posted by Larry Gambone at
1:04 PM
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