Sweden Pandemic Deaths Among Lowest In Europe — All While Avoiding Strict Lockdowns

Sweden logged one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates in Europe, all while avoiding strict economy-killing lockdowns that led to economic chaos across the world, the Telegraph reports, citing new figures from the World Health Organization.

Sweden, which was criticised in the early stages of the pandemic for resisting a mandatory lockdown, had fewer deaths per capita than much of Europe.

In 2020 and 2021, the country had an average excess death rate of 56 per 100,000 – compared to 109 in the UK, 111 in Spain, 116 in Germany and 133 in Italy. -Telegraph

As the Telegraph delicately notes – “Experts said the difference demonstrated stringent lockdowns alone did not determine success when battling Covid-19.”

So what’s Sweden’s secret?

The Telegraph suggests that things such as lower obesity and better general health played a factor – which is certainly true.

“The lesson from Sweden is to invest in your population’s health and have less inequality,” said Prof Devi Sridhar, the chairman of global public health at the University of Edinburgh.- READ MORE