> Because the outbreak slowed without any strong controls.
Perhaps, but Finland and Norway only took about 50 days to reach steady state on deaths per capita while it took about 120 days for Sweden.
The current data suggests that Sweden did not do better than Finland or Norway unless one of those two countries has a sudden spike that Sweden does not have. Anybody crowing "Sweden did better" needs to present some evidence that Finland and Norway are going to get some spike in the future that Sweden will not--and currently Finland and Norway have about 150 days (and increasing) of evidence to the contrary.
Perhaps, but Finland and Norway only took about 50 days to reach steady state on deaths per capita while it took about 120 days for Sweden.
The current data suggests that Sweden did not do better than Finland or Norway unless one of those two countries has a sudden spike that Sweden does not have. Anybody crowing "Sweden did better" needs to present some evidence that Finland and Norway are going to get some spike in the future that Sweden will not--and currently Finland and Norway have about 150 days (and increasing) of evidence to the contrary.