Re:Model built by researchers suggests coronavirus outbreak ...
by randyrand on Monday February 10, 2020 @01:59PM
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Interesting distinction, but I don't think anyone was talking about mortality rate over all people. All the discussion I've seen is the mortality rate of people with the disease.
Re:Model built by researchers suggests coronavirus outbreak ...
by DoctorOetker on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:17PM
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so people are discussing CFR's but calling it mortality rates
consider how mortality rates are extensive quantities i.e. proportional to the number of people infected while CFR's are intensive quantities i.e. independent of the number of people infected
CFR Case Fatality Rate: fraction of people diagnosed with an affliction that eventually died.
For example if the Sniffles has a CFR of 1%, then 99% of people diagnosed with Sniffles will survive.
Mortality rate: fraction of all deaths in a group, that are attributed to a specific affliction.
For example if mortality rate of Sniffles in Belgium is 4%, then 96% of deaths in Belgium are attributed to other afflictions.
For a comparison check out the following lists:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_disease_case_fat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rat...