Why You’re More Likely To Die In Winter

There’s a huge seasonal difference in death rates that is propelled by a variety of factors including pathogen behavior and anatomical response to temperature changes.

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Crude Death Rate: The number of people in a population of a 1,000 who die every year. The 2020 rate for the entire world is roughly 8.

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Irene Crisologo | Illustrator
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Nathaniel Schroeder | Music

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W. R. Keatinge (2002) Winter mortality and its causes, International Journal of

[Durio_zibethinus]

Me, being a tropical country dweller:
"Who is winter?"

[javiermandujano]

My great aunt lives in both hemispheres and changes every 6 months to always be in summer... she's 93 and doing great

For all those saying "just go tropical" where do you think she passes spends autumn? Jajajaja

[water]

Dean Martin: Let it snow, let it snow, LET IT SNOW!
MinuteEarth: Are you sure about that

[DarthBHorse]

yet another reason winter is my favorite

[AbdulRehman-nupb]

This video is a true meaning of
"Winter is coming ".

[beneisen]

Clarification question: ~1:34 mark, you say that winter deaths are 30, 000/day more than summer deaths, but the graph shows it as 30, 000.day more than the average daily deaths over the year. Thank you as always for the video pairing down complex ideas into simpler ones.

[sebastianelytron]

How do trees feel once winter is over?




Releafed.

[dndlover]

I’m good here in Australia it’s ALWAYS HOT the only difference is in summer we’re on fire

[GeoffShouldWin]

Well, exactly zero winters have killed me so I think I'm good

[nintenprox]

Poor Grim Reaper has so much work he's developed bags under his eyes even though he doesn't have skin

[lodyinmy]

I agree with you 100% because in the last winter there were 2 deaths back to back relating to strokes one was a teenager and another was kinda of an old man may they rest in piece

[Here_is_Jimmy]

"For Death, it's also pretty grimm"
Dang that's some cold pun😂😂😂

[pafnutiytheartist]

Fun fact about tab for a cause: only around 30% of their income is donated to charity according to their own financial reports. And the charities they donate to also have their operational costs (not as ridiculous as tab for a cause's 70% but still), that means very little of the ad revenue that you generate goes to "a cause".

TL; DR: don't voluntary install adware on your devices.

[hbrpaulo]

0:32
"and jump from host to host more easily as people crowd together indoors."

COVID send his regards

[feynstein]

Step 1: Live at the equator
Step 2: You are now immortal

[WoolyCow]

Minute Earth, thank you so much, honestly. I’m sure that I speak on behalf of most when I say that I am really grateful for the effort you put into your videos. In these uncertain times, its nice to know that you’re out there, providing us with a sweet relief from the madness. I’m not going to claim I’m an og to this channel, I’ve only been here since 1.5 mill, but I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. You’re an inspiration to us all. You’ve inspired me to also try to make some videos, they’re not anything special but I hope that I can follow in your footsteps to hopefully inspire more people. I’d appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on what I’ve made so far, to offer a small nugget of wisdom to help me grow, and to become better than I currently am. So I say again, thank you. Sincerely.

[Isabella-qdkf]

summer people seeing this: now see that’s why i never liked winter 😱😱😰😰😰
winter people seeing this: well at least i’m going to die happy i guess 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[marquiniopinio]

I know I am supposed to obtain knowledge by watching this video, but after watching it, all I can think is "Poor death, give the guy a break!"

[soullessleftover]

1:18 Speaking of car crashes, today in the same crossroad 2 cars crashed in different time. One crashed in the morning and other one around 3 ~ 4 pm. The first one looks like it was hit from the side, the other one crashed in to a kiosk and managed to destroy traffic lights (this might be a new record). I don't think anyone died, but the damage is there.

This is another reminder why people need to slow down and be more patient.

[clarkevander]

"Why you're likely to die in winter"
Me: because of the sub-zero temperature?