&gt; The article hints that the US dropping to # 4 when using deaths per capita is a statistical artifact caused by large incidents in small nations. There&#x27;s a blog posting somewhere (also discussed here sometime back) that goes into more detail.<p>You are correct that the article makes such hints. However, in your haste to be insulting and pedantic, you missed the broader point that the statistic itself is meaningless in the context of the conversation. The article goes on to give the same caveats I mentioned in my post (and which you have ignored). You cited this article to support your point of view, but the article itself refutes it.<p>&gt; Are you intentionally dishonest or just plain stupid? Then again, it doesn&#x27;t matter, you should know better.<p>Why would I mention a technicality that has no bearing for or against my point? Do you consider that more or less dishonest than linking to something that says one thing and suggesting that, in fact, it says another?<p>I didn&#x27;t doubt your honesty or integrity until now, when you&#x27;ve doubted mine. The pattern matching part of my brain tells me that people who are quick to see the worst in others are often not the best themselves. Have a nice day.