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Case fatality rate of COVID-19 vs. Median age of the population

The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is the ratio between confirmed deaths and confirmed cases.
During an outbreak of a pandemic the CFR is a poor measure of the mortality risk of the disease. We explain this in detail at OurWorldInData.org/coronavirus

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Jan 22, 2020
Nov 17, 2021