Comment by kenneth

It's notable as well when evaluating Sweden's number is that they are far more trustworthy than most countries. One interesting metric is excess mortality. Some places have wild unexplained excess mortality from the statistical expectation, that isn't fully explained by reported Covid-19 deaths. This suggests that Sweden is reporting deaths far more accurately than other countries, so when we evaluate the relative success of their strategy, we should keep that in mind.

A chart published by the NYT:

    Location | % extra | excess death# | official C19 d# | unexplained difference
    Spain    |  66%    | 19,700        | 12,401          | ~ 7,300
    England  |  33%    | 16,700        | 10,335          | ~ 6,300
    NYC      | 298%    | 17,200        | 13,240          | ~ 4,000
    France   |  21%    | 10,500        |  8,059          | ~ 2,500
    Holland  |  33%    |  4,000        |  2,116          | ~ 1,900
    Istambul |  29%    |  2,100        |  1,006          | ~ 1,100
    Jakarta  |  36%    |  1,000        |     84          | ~   900
    Belgium  |  25%    |  2,300        |  1,632          | ~   700
    Switzer. |  21%    |  1,000        |    712          | ~   300
    Sweden   |  12%    |  1,100        |  1,160          | ~   -50