Brendan Burgess
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A good article here
The death rates per 100,000 are twice as high in the UK.
It's too early to say, but there are some of the factors:
1) We stopped mass gatherings such as the St Patrick's Day Parade while they went ahead with Cheltenham.
2) There is more inward travel to the UK, so they got their first case earlier -“With doubling times of every 2-3 days, even a later introduction of the first infections by a week can have a very large effect.” he added. –
3) So the UK has more cases and therefore more deaths
4) 83% of the UK population live in urban areas, compared to 63% in Ireland
5) 18% of the UK population is over 65 compared to 13% in Ireland
6) The UK has a higher proportion of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, who are at higher risk.
No mention of BCG which I think was much more prevalent in Ireland.
Brendan
Coronavirus: Why is the Irish death rate lower than the UK’s?
The difference may be due to factors other than the introduction of measures to delay spread
www.irishtimes.com
The death rates per 100,000 are twice as high in the UK.
It's too early to say, but there are some of the factors:
1) We stopped mass gatherings such as the St Patrick's Day Parade while they went ahead with Cheltenham.
2) There is more inward travel to the UK, so they got their first case earlier -“With doubling times of every 2-3 days, even a later introduction of the first infections by a week can have a very large effect.” he added. –
3) So the UK has more cases and therefore more deaths
4) 83% of the UK population live in urban areas, compared to 63% in Ireland
5) 18% of the UK population is over 65 compared to 13% in Ireland
6) The UK has a higher proportion of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, who are at higher risk.
No mention of BCG which I think was much more prevalent in Ireland.
Brendan