My interest in other countries was sparked by posts here. Looking at numbers shed light on issues that trickle down to how poorly the people of the world are informed by the people that serve them. There is no way to draw any conclusions from socially engineered data.
We're dealing with something that has not been seen (in it's current form) and it's wreaking havoc around the world. The best minds the world over have not been able to get ahead of it.
Regarding numbers, if there was a way to get accurate data a real picture would emerge with demographic data that I feel would be similar the world over. One thing I've been wondering is perhaps our mortality rate is high due to the poor physical condition of many us citizens.