Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-02-28 14:38:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 31F8DE9E5392D4B640EF89F87C6D7916DB64A0028C179761D4F58154CAF1304F
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Original Note:
John Campbell, PhD (Digital Media) is misleading: 1. The ONS maths is explained in simple english at the ONS site 2. Old excess for 2023 is 5.0% of total deaths, new excess is 2.4%. Just 1.6pp different 3. Old excess for weeks 1 to 5 in 2024 is -11.5%, new is -9.6% 🤨 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/articles/estimatingexcessdeathsintheukmethodologychanges/february2024#:~:text=Excess%20mortality%20is%20the%20difference,baseline%22%20for%20excess%20mortality%20calculations.
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