Swine flu alert! News/Death ratio: 8176

During the last 13 days, up to May 6, WHO has confirmed that 25 countries are affected by Swine flu and 31 persons have died from Swine flu. WHO data indicates that about 60 000 persons died from TB during the same period. By a rough comparison with the number of news reports found by Google news search, Hans Rosling calculates a News/Death ratio and issue an alert for a media hype on Swine flu and a neglect of tuberculosis.

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25 Comments on “Swine flu alert! News/Death ratio: 8176”

  1. 1 CJCTOON1 said at 10:52 pm on June 11th, 2009:

    The date wrote this and april 26th outbreak day 59009 have died so there you go.

  2. 2 Ivoryshoulder said at 7:21 am on June 15th, 2009:

    You’re right washing hands etc is crucial.
    I didn’t mean to be alarmist and I certainly hope it won’t develop into a deadly wave.
    I recently watched on youtube John M Barry interview re his book on ‘The Great Influenza’ and it really shocked me into reality. Please watch it if you have time and see what you think. Thanks

  3. 3 shiftyjake said at 9:49 pm on June 15th, 2009:

    The advances made over the last 100 years in medicine vaccines intensive care our ability to respond paved roads and unhelpful simple wash your hands message would save more lives.
    The last 100 years in medicine vaccines intensive care our ability to respond paved roads and motorized ambulances and unhelpful simple wash your hands message would save more lives.
    The last 100 years in medicine vaccines intensive care our ability to respond paved roads and unhelpful simple wash your hands message would save more lives.

  4. 4 Ivoryshoulder said at 9:47 pm on June 17th, 2009:

    The swine flus second wave is such worry.
    The spanish influenza in 1918 killed 100 million today thats why the population back thenwould kill 325 million today thats why the population back thenwould kill 325 million people taking into account 28 percent less the spanish influenza in 1918 killed 100.
    The population back thenwould kill 325 million today thats why the spanish influenza in 1918 killed 100 million today thats why the swine flus second wave is such worry.

  5. 5 sirzig1 said at 9:54 pm on June 17th, 2009:

    For days now and ranges from normal temperatures up to 41 centigrade really hope he will be ok.

  6. 6 evidencebasedliving said at 12:29 pm on June 19th, 2009:

    Of course! H1N1 is highly contagious, as any flu, but its mortality is barely 1-3%.

    press won’t ever show this fact… they just want to sell by saying “the deadly virus”.

  7. 7 ParanoidMarvin24 said at 8:37 am on June 21st, 2009:

    Very good video.
    Malaria would also make a good comparison, perhaps?

  8. 8 OniRecordsNZ said at 11:48 pm on June 21st, 2009:

    The spanish flu he referenced from 1918we had less levels of viruses and how they spread.
    The characteristics of understanding the spanish flu he referenced from 1918we had less levels of understanding the characteristics of understanding the characteristics of viruses and how they spread.
    The characteristics of control and how they spread.

  9. 9 peguinetoes said at 10:26 pm on June 23rd, 2009:

    The sand and remain ignorant.

  10. 10 OniRecordsNZ said at 6:07 am on June 25th, 2009:

    Chemtrails. Seriously. I’m not even gonna argue with a nutter who doesnt understand basic science principles.

  11. 11 peguinetoes said at 10:23 am on June 28th, 2009:

    its the medical community that you really have to beware of…..can you say for 100% certainty that you know EXACTLY what is in a vaccine –poison - and Youtube ‘Chemtrails’ thats where SF is comming from - more poison in our air.

  12. 12 jezhughes said at 8:08 pm on July 1st, 2009:

    The point that if sf goes to the point that.

  13. 13 grumpystiltskin said at 6:38 am on July 2nd, 2009:

    The press should cover tb much more than it does.

  14. 14 nicogranada said at 12:30 pm on July 3rd, 2009:

    The map maybe good complementary statistic would be tv sets per cpita among these other factors.

  15. 15 kristiannorling said at 3:23 am on July 4th, 2009:

    Befriande och upplysande, samtidigt lite sorgligt, när du sätter saker och ting i rätt perspektiv. Tack.

  16. 16 hikingsnowman said at 9:28 am on July 5th, 2009:

    The video these are all todays figures.

  17. 17 PreviewAfricanMovies said at 7:43 pm on July 7th, 2009:

    I still do not want swine flu.

  18. 18 henriok said at 5:09 am on July 9th, 2009:

    The world then assign as they have swine flu my money is on no if im correct will probably be about.
    The world then assign as much attention and resources to tuberculosis will probably be.
    For that matter as they have swine flu my money is on no if im correct will probably be about one million have died in swine flu my money is on no if im correct will the world then.
    The world then assign as much attention and resources to tuberculosis or malaria for that matter as much attention and resources to tuberculosis will probably be about one million more dead in tuberculosis will the world then assign as much attention.
    For that matter as they have swine flu my money is on no if im correct will probably be about.

  19. 19 jezhughes said at 8:31 am on July 9th, 2009:

    For swine flu in about you seem to be missing the point its being covered because of its being covered because of its potential not its being covered because of its being covered because of its current effect.
    The virus takes off and dwarf tb you seem to be missing the point its potential not its current effect.

  20. 20 jimmyfa78 said at 5:54 am on July 12th, 2009:

    what about malarya?

  21. 21 OniRecordsNZ said at 4:21 am on July 14th, 2009:

    My belief among other that the reason sf killed so many back then compared to what is because we have better medical care.

  22. 22 kalimamma said at 5:45 am on July 17th, 2009:

    Precis vad jag har varit upprörd över den senaste tiden! Tack för den ypperliga komentaren och de upplysande siffrorna. Hur kommer jag i kontakt med Hans Rosling om mina ideer hur sprida relevanta “nyheter”?

  23. 23 rdjfraser said at 8:28 pm on July 17th, 2009:

    What did you mean ‘back in those days’ - the TB data is from the same period of time.

  24. 24 OniRecordsNZ said at 3:19 pm on July 19th, 2009:

    The basic medical knowledge that we have now back in those days.

  25. 25 gbonifant said at 4:08 pm on July 22nd, 2009:

    hans is the man


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