What Americans die from vs. what's reported in the media
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@infobeautiful @ourworldindata y are whites easily affected by heart disease and strokes the last time I took a trip to Africa i saw someone with heart diseases it was called an abomination there
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No reports (or data collection?) for climate change - floods, fires, heat stroke, cold. Watch this space!
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A Fox News column would have a 66% "wokeness" band. 🙄
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata Suicide goes up with newspaper coverage so Nytimes can be added to the list of causes of death.
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Peut-on avoir la même analyse en France. Media publique versus Bolloré group. #FranceInfo
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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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.
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How many deaths 2025 are caused by diseases for which vaccines exist?
@infobeautiful diabetes is that low? Damn, that's impressive for the worst food on earth.
Jokes aside they talk that much about homicide but how many times is it to ban guns?
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Better be prepared for MAHA and the anti-vaxxers to warp coverage even further from reality.
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata the media is only reporting, “if it bleeds it leads”.
The data is from 2023, which was during Biden. With the pressure of the #Trump administration in 2025, I imagine the current data to be even more divergent. 🌸
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Of course! And besides the terrorism and homicides the only time the media reports cancer, overdoses, heart disease, etc., is when it happens to a celebrity or other well known person.
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Sensation sells…
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata That's the press for you - all sensation and zero truth - or - "keep the peasants distracted while we rob them'...
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata The reporting possibly depends on who the problems affected?
My mom dying of cancer vs anyone who might normally be in the news.
@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.
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does the NYT mostly mirror other outlets that most people get their news from? living near Chicago, I mostly hear about crime from other sources.
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Wonderful. "Draw me a picture of NYTimes propaganda"
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata Does the media really expect us to believe that 18% of deaths in the United States are the result of terrorism? Seriously?
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata very unbalanced, isn't it? Thank you for pointing it out in graphics. It's amazing, how false media prioritizes.
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata Gotta keep 'em in fear of others! Frightened people are easily manipulated.
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So:
Eat too much.
Don't exercise enough.
Too much ultra processed food, chemicals and pesticides.
What are the causes of the 7.8% Accidents?
How much on the road, power tools, weapons or other?
@infobeautiful @ourworldindata why is COVID 2.2% listed below suicide 2.1% ?
