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		tomcam on Nov 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cheap Land Colorado: What going off the grid reall... Let me unterrify you. The number you are looking at is about 5.42 deaths PER THOUSAND, not per hundred. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr71/nvsr71-05.pdf

pcl on Nov 27, 2022 | [–]

That lines up with 6‰ — that symbol is “per mille”, vs the similar “per cent” or “percent” sign “%”.

TecoAndJix on Nov 27, 2022 | | [–]

Today I am one of the lucky 10,000! https://xkcd.com/1053/

tomcam on Nov 27, 2022 | | | [–]

Oh! Didn’t know about it

saalweachter on Nov 27, 2022 | [–]

Yes.

That number is terrifying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_mille

tomcam on Nov 27, 2022 | [–]

TIL. I appreciate learning that notation. Carry on being terrified.

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