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apply75 t1_ix5ka0b wrote

Reply to comment by Tato7069 in [OC] Qatar's Migrant Deaths During FIFA World Cup Stadium Construction by Metalytiq

I think the goal of the chart is to show from absolute number of deaths. Average deaths were about 1,000 which increased to 1300 (30% increase) then 1600...then 2000 which is double from 15 years ago.

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Tato7069 t1_ix5vr0r wrote

Okay... Then the goal is dumb... There are many many more deaths in New York city today than in 1900...because there are more people, not because it's more dangerous. Without population info or deaths per x number of people, the info doesn't really tell you anything

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jamintime t1_ix6zv1c wrote

If you compare the number of deaths per year in the U.S. from 1955 to today the total has roughly doubled. That's because the population has doubled. This graph is pretty meaningless.

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telendria t1_ix7hbcs wrote

how about from 2005?

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jamintime t1_ix8yqc0 wrote

Qatar's population went from 860,000 in 2005 to nearly 3 million today. So you could argue that the number of migrant deaths per capita is actually going down.

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