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Originally Posted by Si
Actually you're right, it isn't entirely meaningless. But in the context of that graph it is.
It's a stat, which doesn't take into account any of the environmental factors.
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Well the point, or meaning, is that the relative number of deaths and devastation is not mirrored in the media coverage, or general interest, which is virtually all focused on the US. It's likely the number of deaths in Haiti alone will eclipse those in the US.