Note: the economist was lazy but also saw a narrative "opportunity".
One thing I thought is interesting to show they are not undercounted covid deaths is that the excess deaths net of covid are not increasing with age... they are fairly flat (tailing off a little with age if I recall)... which supports your point that it could be OD related.
Top Causes of Death by Age Group, 2020: Raw Numbers
Great post -thank you.
Note: the economist was lazy but also saw a narrative "opportunity".
One thing I thought is interesting to show they are not undercounted covid deaths is that the excess deaths net of covid are not increasing with age... they are fairly flat (tailing off a little with age if I recall)... which supports your point that it could be OD related.