1. The diagram below was circulating social media in March of 2020, and was often used as "proof" that the Seasonal Flu is more deadly than Coronavirus. Let's take a closer look at this claim. This diagram shows the number of deaths (frequencies) worldwide for various diseases and incidents from January 1^st through March 25^th of 2020. Based on this chart alone, which appears to be more deadly, Coronavirus or the Seasonal Flu?
   

Worldwide Deaths from January 1st - March 25th, 2020 21,297 - Deaths by Coronavirus 113,034 - Deaths by Seasonal Flu 228,095 - Deaths by Malaria 249,904 - Deaths by Suicides 313,903 - Deaths by Traffic Fatalities 390,908 - Deaths by HIV/AIDSInfection counts of historic diseases Seasonal flu data is for a typical year. All figures are worldwide. Some values are estimates. Data through March 17, 2020. 800.00M 700.00M 500.00M 0.01M 0.03M 0.17M SARS Ebola Coronavirus 1918 flu Swine flu Seasonal flu (2002-3) (2013-16) (2019-) (1918-20) (2009-10) (annual) Source: CDC, WHO, Paget et al (2019). Graphic by David H. Montgomery | MPR News MPRnewsEstimated disease mortality rates Share of reported infections leading to death. All figures are worldwide unless specified. Coronavirus mortality figures are being revised as more data comes in on the ongoing outbreak. Ebola (2013-16) 39.52% 1918 flu (1918-20) 10.00% SARS (2002-3) 9.64% Coronavirus (2019-) 1.40% Seasonal flu (annual) 0.15% Swine flu (2009-10) 0.02% Source: CDC, WHO, Paget et al (2019), Wu et al (2020). Graphic by David H. Montgomery / MPR News MPRnews