[Steve Van Doorn]

said, "2021 deaths were up 2% from 2020 and 19% from 2019. What began in 2020 that continued into 2021?"

Even if you use your total deaths (Rather then using rates of death) as a figure which makes no sense. The total deaths have gone up by an order of magnitude over 2021 (going by life insurance claims)

It doesn't matter how you look at this.

BTW - honestly. Why would you use "total deaths" over "death rates" other then to obscure your argument?

[fluorescence]

The total deaths have gone up by an order of magnitude over 2021

I think that’s an exaggeration. Deaths rose from 3.38 million to 3.45 million, not to 33 million.

(going by life insurance claims)

Insurance claims for 2021 aren’t publicly available data. There is only that one guy’s unverified claim that he saw a 40% rise in claims. Perhaps the financial reports for the big life insurers will tell the truth.

Why would you use “total deaths” over “death rates” other then to obscure your argument?

The yearly population change is small, so it only affects the rate a little. Anyway, the population increased slightly in 2021, whereas for the rate to be up 40% with only slightly more deaths the population would have had to fall by 27%.