Show HN: The Odds of Dying from Covid-19 Compared to Risks from Extreme Sports(andrewseanryan.com) |
Show HN: The Odds of Dying from Covid-19 Compared to Risks from Extreme Sports(andrewseanryan.com) |
Also otherwise missing units of time for many of the activities.
It’s a cool idea but I think an improvement would be to use say fewer activities (maybe 4) and then use one plus a multiplier for each case.
E.g. chance of dying in a year is the same as 6 skydives.
I think it’s an important topic to communicate so people can see the risk they take should they choose no vaccination. If the graphic takes into account vaccination side effect deaths that would make it a great argument maker for vaccination.
The colors need more grading, though. Grand prix is the same color as climbing 6km, but an order of magnitude less risky.
Are death percentage risks additive when we combine activities?