The population of Puerto Rico prior to the hurricane was 3.8 million. Assuming a life span of 72 years and an even distribution of ages. 52,777 people will die every year.
Unless you drowned or were crushed in the hurricane, it’s probably very hard to determine that they died as a result of the hurricane and not of natural causes. Especially when it comes to the elderly.
Every day.
Their numbers are indirect deaths... Inability to get to health services due to infrastructure failure.
I agree with you.
Roughly 4 million population - average age at death around 75.
1,000 people a week are gonna die hurricane or no hurricane.
The figures from the study were compared with the M&M figures for the same period of 2016 which had been consistent over a number of years. The figures for the same period in 2017 were significantly higher. That would include all deaths which would cover the heart attacks and deaths from lack of insulin (which has to be kept cold) for diabetics caused by high stress, dislocation, and lack of refrigeration and transportation. For those who don’t know, M&M is Morbidity and Mortality.