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8 thoughts on “Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 18 Update”

  1. Gilgit

    Oh for Christ's sake. I keep expecting the chart to slowly decline towards zero, but it just doesn't happen. This is so frustrating.

  2. Brett

    It's looking good, for the most part. Those downward trends could be heading downward faster, but it's better than shooting upwards.

    . . . Except for Argentina, which seems to be stuck in a really awful second wave. That's where I wonder if seasonality is at work to some degree - it's getting into winter there. Uruguay got hit at the same time, although I suppose both of them could be getting hammered just by the bad luck of being relatively close to Brazil when this was all going down.

    Speaking of which, Brazil thankfully seems to be down a lot from where the death rate was last month.

  4. golack

    CNN reported that infection rates are higher in states with lower vaccination rates. Alas, the article seems to have disappeared under the avalanche of updates...

    It takes a few weeks before increases in vaccinations shows up in the numbers--masking shows up faster.

  5. rick_jones

    Hungary was the first country to join the MST3K (Medical Science Theatre 3000) club. Did so back on the 15th.

    Rank Population (millions) Country Cumulative Deaths/Million
    1 9.68 Hungary 3023
    2 10.69 Czechia 2800
    3 3.30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2748
    4 2.08 North Macedonia 2511
    5 7.00 Bulgaria 2483
    6 5.46 Slovakia 2244
    7 11.54 Belgium 2145
    8 2.08 Slovenia 2085
    9 211.05 Brazil 2080 *
    10 60.55 Italy 2056 *
    11 32.51 Peru 2045
    12 37.89 Poland 1898
    13 67.53 United Kingdom 1895 *
    14 4.13 Croatia 1880
    15 329.06 US 1785 *
    16 127.58 Mexico 1730 *
    17 46.74 Spain 1701 *
    18 10.23 Portugal 1663
    19 65.13 France 1661 *
    20 512.50 EU w/o Brexit 1644
    21 50.34 Colombia 1635
    22 444.97 EU 1606
    23 44.78 Argentina 1603 *
    24 19.36 Romania 1532
    25 2.76 Lithuania 1495
    26 4.04 Moldova 1495
    27 4.25 Panama 1484
    28 18.95 Chile 1476
    29 2.96 Armenia 1469
    30 10.04 Sweden 1425 *
    31 8.59 Switzerland 1251 *
    32 1.81 Kosovo 1232
    33 1.91 Latvia 1196
    34 11.51 Bolivia 1178
    35 8.96 Austria 1172
    36 43.99 Ukraine 1146
    37 17.37 Ecuador 1144
    38 4.00 Georgia 1126
    39 6.86 Lebanon 1115
    40 7.04 Paraguay 1108
    41 10.47 Greece 1101
    42 83.52 Germany 1038 *
    43 17.10 Netherlands 1038
    44 3.46 Uruguay 1034
    45 11.69 Tunisia 1024
    46 4.88 Ireland 1012
    47 58.56 South Africa 945
    48 82.91 Iran 935
    49 1.33 Estonia 927
    50 10.10 Jordan 920
    51 2.88 Albania 846
    52 145.87 Russia 786
    53 8.77 Serbia 765
    54 8.52 Israel 750
    55 5.05 Costa Rica 728
    56 4.98 West Bank and Gaza 690
    57 37.41 Canada 668 *

    *Currently or formerly tracked by Kevin

    1. rick_jones

      And the recent rates:

      Rank Population (Millions) Country Deaths/Day/Million 7-dav Avg
      1 3.46 Uruguay 15.27
      2 44.78 Argentina 11.04 *
      3 7.04 Paraguay 10.50
      4 50.34 Colombia 9.99
      5 1.39 Trinidad and Tobago 9.52
      6 32.51 Peru 9.22
      7 211.05 Brazil 9.14 *
      8 4.13 Croatia 7.47
      9 9.68 Hungary 7.15
      10 3.30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.84
      ...
      32 1366.42 India 3.04
      33 60.55 Italy 2.87 *
      34 83.43 Turkey 2.73
      35 444.97 EU 2.72
      36 4.04 Moldova 2.58
      37 145.87 Russia 2.50
      38 1.33 Estonia 2.48
      39 10.69 Czechia 2.46
      40 65.13 France 2.42 *
      41 512.50 EU w/o Brexit 2.38
      42 6.86 Lebanon 2.38
      43 83.52 Germany 2.20 *
      44 2.08 Slovenia 2.13
      ...
      49 8.77 Serbia 1.89
      50 329.06 US 1.82 *
      51 11.54 Belgium 1.73
      52 127.58 Mexico 1.59 *
      53 2.30 Botswana 1.43
      ...
      57 4.98 West Bank and Gaza 1.26
      58 46.74 Spain 1.23 *
      59 31.95 Malaysia 1.22
      60 23.77 Sweden 1.20 *
      61 37.41 Canada 1.17 *
      62 6.42 Kyrgyzstan 1.14
      63 17.58 Guatemala 1.11
      ...
      82 270.63 Indonesia 0.534
      83 8.59 Switzerland 0.515 *
      84 216.57 Pakistan 0.426
      ...
      103 112.08 Ethiopia 0.140
      104 67.53 United Kingdom 0.133 *
      105 2.17 Gabon 0.132

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