He's stating they are 11th in mortality without acknowledging that they will soon be passed by many countries who continue to have lots of new cases and deaths. It's like calling a horse-race at the quarter-pole (except this is a race you'd prefer to finish last).

I think my reading comprehension is good enough to say that you are wrong. In fact, it is more the opposite of how you interpreted what he said.

So, let's break it down. He said "...unless you imagine scenarios where the rest of the countries have huge moralities due to second wave".

And you're reading it as "without acknowledging that they will soon be passed by many countries who continue to have lots of new cases and deaths".

So, let's compare them. He presented it as a hypothetical about the future, and you presented it as fact about the future. So, the same sentiment, except you don't have the grounds for it. On top of that, you read it, and claimed he said the the opposite of what he did.

I'm left wondering if you didn't understand what he said, or perhaps have a different idea of what "obtuse" means. I'm not sure. In any case, I don't really need an answer, as I'm sure we are done here.

France recorded 80 covid deaths yesterday, Sep 11. Sweden recorded fewer than that in the past month. Those are facts (that I have "the grounds for"), not scenarios I "imagined." Sure, you need to adjust for population. Then, before long, France will pass Sweden in total mortality rate.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/france/

As I said before, I think we are done here. If you want to refute non-existing arguments, you can do that all by yourself.