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How deadly is Covid 19?
Tim Harford explains why there isn鈥檛 one single death rate.
Tim Harford explores what we know about mortality rates in the current pandemic. We discuss the differences between the risks to different age groups, and why that has an effect on a country鈥檚 Covid 19 fatality rate.
We speak to Dr Hannah Ritchie from the University of Oxford and Dr Daniel Howdon of the University of Leeds in the UK.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news: are they always reliable?