These are the interesting statistics that were taken from the Facebook page of the deputy of the Netherlands government Thierry Baudet.

In making comparisons with the chances of dying from COVID-19 (0.15% to 0.1% for the over 80s), it is best to compare the mortality rate of viruses, diseases and health failings that cause us not the loss of a moment’s sleep.

With a 0.15% mortality rate (following a formidable and really scary Ebola (50%), MERS (34.4%) and a smallpox (30%). The demise of the human species may not be as dire as government-sponsored media claims.

It is interesting to keep in mind the pronouncement of a former highly-placed German government minister: ‘The Press is the keyboard government play on’. There is no end of similar views expressed by Soviet journalists in conversation with the Western counterparts:

‘It’s very simple. In the Soviet Union, we don’t believe our propaganda. In America, you actually believe yours!’

For those of us not easily taken in my press propaganda, let us put a coffee moment aside by looking at a few statistics and comparing COVID-19 death rates with far more dire diseases.

If you are between 0 and 20 years old, you are more likely to commit suicide (0,002%), you will find yourself inflicted by a brain tumour (0,0004%) you will die in a plane crash (0.0002%). Lightning will strike you dead (0.0001%) or you will die from the Earth’s collision with a meteorite (0.0001%).

If you’re between 21 and 40, you’re likely to need a corneal transplant (0,002%), kidneys (0,002%) liver (0,0005%). and you’ll probably be diagnosed with 0.002% Skin cancer. You will need a heart transplant (0,0003%), and a chance to live another 5 years after successful transplantation is 50%.If you are between 41 and 60, you are more likely to die in a car crash (0.008%), and there will be a fire (0.005 %) in your home, you will become schizophrenia (0.006%). and likely 0.007% % you will lose sight to blindness. Well, yes, you can die this year basically from anything you can probably 0.008 %.