FAO stattos

I hear every now and then a pundit saying that the UK is “top of the league table for death rates”. Nick Robinson just said it to the vaccines minister on Today and he didn’t protest. But all the usual sources say that Belgium has the highest death rate eg User Posted Link

Is it that the pundits are using “top” loosely, because obviously we are *near* the top? But that seems unlikely. Or is it some other stat and if so what?

Sorry to be thick

Posted By: Old Git on January 26th 2021 at 07:50:34

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FAO stattos (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 26, 07:50:34
- Nick the toad Robinson just done a joke at the end of a good interview with Gary Neville (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Jan 26, 08:49:19
- Cracking start to the week 👍 (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 08:17:55
  - Thrillerrrrrr (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 26, 09:00:34
    - It's close to midnight, something evil's lurkin' in the dark. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Jan 26, 09:28:51
  - Thanks Tombs (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 26, 08:21:20
    - Even worse news... (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 08:30:45
- Does a place or two actually matter? (Coronavirus) - mr carra, Jan 26, 08:04:42
  - And for some positive covid news (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 08:11:38
    - feel free to move there when this is all over (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 26, 09:01:31
      - What an odd response! (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 09:40:21
      - Definitely easier (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Jan 26, 09:09:03
        
        Valuable lessons to be learned from them (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 09:43:58
        
        Piece of cake though being New Zealand (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 26, 10:48:16
        
        Australia? (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 11:57:26
        
        they might not have done (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 26, 12:15:46
        
        move everyone abroad and populate the country with sheep and awks (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 10:04:02
        
        I’ve seen odder suggestions (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 10:08:04
        
        not quite so easy when you are an overcrowded international transport hub (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 09:35:20
        
        Don't think I did that (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Jan 26, 09:43:49
        
        didnt say you did (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 09:54:42
        
        good (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jamesward, Jan 26, 09:55:31
        
        my pleasure (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 26, 10:00:42
        
        I see... (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 26, 11:16:38
        
        you what? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Chris Peacock, Jan 26, 11:22:08
        
        I said I SEE...grandad. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 26, 12:01:58
        
        Praising another country (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 09:45:13
        
        WS Gilbert - c.1885 (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jan 26, 10:57:33
        
        Our vaccine rollout has been great (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 12:00:05
- We had the highest death rate the other week (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 08:00:41
  - Basically this (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 26, 08:04:25
    - Ah ok, that makes sense, cheers (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 26, 08:19:02
- Does that mean we are not top of the League? Just near the top.....As (Coronavirus) - Saucerer, Jan 26, 07:54:56

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