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2023-06-30 19:48:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6C6CC07EE30579C6F692EF8284B6E110A1DAD99DD5BE0E94F4795EAE9FEE88D7
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This graph reflects statistician Michael Simmons' arithmetic method for calculating excess death rates. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/sweden-covid-and-excess-deaths-a-look-at-the-data/ Peer-reviewed methods for calculating excess death rates account for long-term trends, and put Sweden's rate near, but not at, the bottom. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8912932/
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