mgoodman:
Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer appears twice, as both 0.46 and 0.57. Combining the two would put it ahead of malaria, but I suspect that one of the entries is a typo, and should say something else. Stroke perhaps?
(10 months ago)
alexisturner:
Actually, it's because the data wasn't combined before creating this graph. If you look at the full dataset at http://www.swivel.com/data_columns/spreadsheet/3362084, you'll see that it lists the number of deaths based on the income bracket of the country. So Trachea, bronchus, lung is listed three times, with a number for low, middle, and high income countries. The author needs to combine all three for each figure and republish the graph, or, more accurately, create three separate graphs for differing income levels.
(10 months ago)
Amy West:
According to BJS: "Of the 2,900 National Crime Information Center records that contained data on the manner of death, 27% were ruled homicides; 12%, accidental deaths; 7%, natural causes; and 5%, suicides." Since we're only talking about a few hundred unidentified individuals total per year, 27% of them would be such a small number that comparisons to the crime rate would probably not be valid. Forensics improvements *would* make sense, although I'm not aware of evidence in support of it (haven't looked either).
(10 months ago)
mgoodman:
I really like the improved forensic science theory. Wasn't DNA matching beginning to be widely used in the early 90's?
Since so many of the incidents are from Texas and California, I would have expected to see a subtle decline post 2001, as stepped up border security would have resulted in more crossers being intercepted before they had the chance to perish in the desert.
(10 months ago)
Deaths in millions
by cause worldwide..