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2024-02-28 06:35:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A7A82C0407E75345AD7D93C1642776FA62A7186D7AB1B4C24802A2077020F4F
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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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