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View our work on COVID-19 vaccinationsCase fatality rate vs. Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Nov 17, 2021
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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