The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavirus strategy
It&#x27;s notable as well when evaluating Sweden&#x27;s number is that they are far more trustworthy than most countries. One interesting metric is excess mortality. Some places have wild unexplained excess mortality from the statistical expectation, that isn&#x27;t fully explained by reported Covid-19 deaths. This suggests that Sweden is reporting deaths far more accurately than other countries, so when we evaluate the relative success of their strategy, we should keep that in mind.<p>A chart published by the NYT:<p><pre><code>    Location | % extra | excess death# | official C19 d# | unexplained difference
    Spain    |  66%    | 19,700        | 12,401          | ~ 7,300
    England  |  33%    | 16,700        | 10,335          | ~ 6,300
    NYC      | 298%    | 17,200        | 13,240          | ~ 4,000
    France   |  21%    | 10,500        |  8,059          | ~ 2,500
    Holland  |  33%    |  4,000        |  2,116          | ~ 1,900
    Istambul |  29%    |  2,100        |  1,006          | ~ 1,100
    Jakarta  |  36%    |  1,000        |     84          | ~   900
    Belgium  |  25%    |  2,300        |  1,632          | ~   700
    Switzer. |  21%    |  1,000        |    712          | ~   300
    Sweden   |  12%    |  1,100        |  1,160          | ~   -50</code></pre>