What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
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What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
In J-School, first-year students learn the definition of news with the difference between the 'Dog bites man' and 'Man bites dog' headlines. The above is also a great representation. The uninitiated would confuse newsworthiness with perception of importance, as evidenced by the conspiracists (U.S. folks?) in this commentary. -
What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata I would love to see a similar graphic designed to add one or more comparison countries. E.g., if Canada was added the rates of Heart disease and cancer are probably similar to US, and probably equally ignored in media...
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@infobeautiful @ourworldindata I get what this is saying, but isnt this the old "man bites dog" issue?
Of course the media will report sensational, extraordinary things. This is what people want to hear about.
It's also easier when there are clear villains and victims, and not something abstract like economic forces, infrastructure, or lifestyle.@DrorBedrack @infobeautiful @ourworldindata my thoughts exactly. The news reports on things that are, well, newsworthy. It's worth noting that, according to the chart, COVID deaths were 2% of the deaths, but 5% of the reporting. It's almost like there was something worth reporting on at the time!
News media sucks in lots of ways, but "death-related reporting doesn't accurately reflect causes of deaths" is not one of them.
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What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
This is why I always tell people to follow the data, not the headlines
Media optimizes for clicks and emotional reactions. Reality optimizes for... reality
The gap between what we THINK kills people and what ACTUALLY kills people explains so much about how we allocate resources, funding, and attention as a society
Heart disease quietly takes out more people than anything on the front page, but it does not generate engagement so it stays invisible
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@mloxton @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
killing grandma for the orange god
@benroyce
In one specific and very real case that I know personally, killing Grandpa.
Which also led to a spiral in Grandma, and her death a year later. -
@benroyce
In one specific and very real case that I know personally, killing Grandpa.
Which also led to a spiral in Grandma, and her death a year later. -
@benroyce
In one specific and very real case that I know personally, killing Grandpa.
Which also led to a spiral in Grandma, and her death a year later.I also want to pause to observe, once again, how absolutely fucking insane it was that instead of masking up, avoiding crowds, and sticking to a sanitary regime, many of these people rushed out to buy guns instead. Because in their folklore, the biggest danger wasn't a disease, but brown people coming to steal their stash of jerky and bourbon
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@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
How very clever. You are comparing apples to herrings.
If somebody dies from illness in their own or hospital bed, it very seldom is news. Usually no need to be.
If somebody is killed in a terrorism act or murdered, it normally is news. And for a reason.
@Trifolium nope--you are missing the point. @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
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What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata @franceinfo
Peut-on avoir la même analyse en France. Media publique versus Bolloré group. #FranceInfo -
@Trifolium nope--you are missing the point. @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
@SnowyCA @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
Pray tell then what you think is the point.
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@admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
strokes are high blood pressure so same as heart disease
@benroyce @admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata also a high sodium diet is a strong stroke risk, and guess what else they pump into our food?
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@benroyce @admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata also a high sodium diet is a strong stroke risk, and guess what else they pump into our food?
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@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
How very clever. You are comparing apples to herrings.
If somebody dies from illness in their own or hospital bed, it very seldom is news. Usually no need to be.
If somebody is killed in a terrorism act or murdered, it normally is news. And for a reason.
@Trifolium What reason? Sensationalism? Terror and murder go on all over the world, the reporting of it is entirely political. While stroke risk, which is a HUGE problem, and is EASY to fix, gets NOTHING.
Stop talking and start thinking that you might be part of the problem.
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@SnowyCA @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
Pray tell then what you think is the point.
@Trifolium
The point is this:
There was a time when the media gave us facts not sensationalism...I'm old enough to remember those days. -
What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata Suicide goes up with newspaper coverage so Nytimes can be added to the list of causes of death.
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@admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
strokes are high blood pressure so same as heart disease
@benroyce @admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata strokes are due to blood clots forming and migrating to the brain where the circulatory system becomes to small to pass them so the parts of the brain where the obstruction occurs are starved of oxygen.
Yes strokes occur more commonly in people with high blood pressure but not exclusively."High blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor for stroke. It plays a part in about half of all strokes."
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@benroyce @admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata strokes are due to blood clots forming and migrating to the brain where the circulatory system becomes to small to pass them so the parts of the brain where the obstruction occurs are starved of oxygen.
Yes strokes occur more commonly in people with high blood pressure but not exclusively."High blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor for stroke. It plays a part in about half of all strokes."
@marjolica @admin @PizzaDemon @infobeautiful @ourworldindata
oh yeah
thank you for the correction
a scary medical scenario is quickly figuring out if it is an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke (blockage or bleeding)
and often the treatment for each makes things worse if they diagnose the wrong one
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What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
A Fox News column would have a 66% "wokeness" band.
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@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
How very clever. You are comparing apples to herrings.
If somebody dies from illness in their own or hospital bed, it very seldom is news. Usually no need to be.
If somebody is killed in a terrorism act or murdered, it normally is news. And for a reason.
The point is not that the bias isn't understandable. The point is the impact of the disproportionate coverage.
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What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata
No reports (or data collection?) for climate change - floods, fires, heat stroke, cold. Watch this space!
