Scary Charts 10.11.25

Here in the US not bad when compared to South Korea – https://www.statista.com/chart/4101/where-is-pensioner-poverty-the-most-prevalent/

Our World in Data compared causes of death in the United States against how much those causes are covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News. The results are about what you would expect, based on coverage data from Media Cloud.

Rarer events, like homicide and drug overdose, are reported more heavily, whereas everyday causes, like cancer and heart disease, are reported less.

Another lesson in not believing everything you read – https://flowingdata.com/2025/10/08/mortality-in-the-news-vs-what-we-usually-die-from/

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