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Yeah these numbers (and post, by proxy) are meaningless without context, context I don't have. I really don't give a shit that there's 1,000 crusty old geezers dying every day. If they don't take care of their health and wellness I don't need to give a shit about their easily preventable death.

https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/people-born-daily In the United States,

• 445 people are born every hour
• 10,687 people are born every day
• 8 people are born every second

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7117e1.htm

COVID-19, listed as the underlying cause in 415,399 deaths during 2021, ranked as the third leading underlying cause of death after heart disease (693,021 deaths) and cancer (604,553 deaths) (Figure 2). COVID-19 was the underlying cause for 13.3% of all deaths in 2021, increasing from 10.4% (350,831 deaths) in 2020. Unintentional injuries, the fourth leading cause of death in 2020 and 2021, increased from 200,955 in 2020 to 219,487 in 2021. start highlightOther leading causes of death maintained the same ranking from 2020 to 2021, except for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis and influenza and pneumonia. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, which was not among the 10 leading causes of death in 2020, was the ninth leading cause in 2021 with 56,408 deaths (51,642 deaths in 2020).end highlight Influenza and pneumonia, which was the ninth leading cause of death in 2020 (53,544 deaths), dropped out of the 10 leading causes in 2021 (41,835 deaths).