The United States has 4 percent of the world's population, but (at last count) 19 percent of the world's deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. Is this indication of failure at the national level? Yes. The numbers don't lie. But the "perspective" in this case is a broad comparison to other nations, and it shows that there are factors other than governmental responses. Some nations have done even worse, and it's not clear, whatever one may surmise, that their governments were worse.
20. U.S. Covid Deaths: A National Scandal?
20. U.S. Covid Deaths: A National Scandal?
20. U.S. Covid Deaths: A National Scandal?
The United States has 4 percent of the world's population, but (at last count) 19 percent of the world's deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. Is this indication of failure at the national level? Yes. The numbers don't lie. But the "perspective" in this case is a broad comparison to other nations, and it shows that there are factors other than governmental responses. Some nations have done even worse, and it's not clear, whatever one may surmise, that their governments were worse.