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Sweden's main surge has passed, and new cases and deaths are pretty low.  Their seven-day average number of new cases are about 200, and new deaths are about 1 a day.

In terms of per capita deaths, Sweden is fourth in Europe among large companies (excluding San Marino and Andorra), behind Belgium, Spain, the UK, and Italy at 578 deaths/million.

Compared to other Nordic countries, Denmark is at 109 deaths/million, Finland has 51 deaths/million, Norway has 49 deaths/million, so they have had between 1/5 and 1/10 the number of deaths.

Daily cases in Denmark are about the same as Sweden (7-day average of 202), but this number is rising.  The 7-day average deaths are at 0-1.  Daily cases in Norway are at 102; average daily deaths are at <1.  Daily cases in Finland are at 35; deaths are basically 0 (they have had one COIVD death in September).

So, to sum up, the current state, all the Nordic countries are at more or less the same place (though there has been a rising number of cases in Denmark).  However, the total number of deaths in Sweden has much higher than for its peer countries.

In exchange for that, Sweden actually had a worse economic performance in the second quarter.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavi...ors-2020-8

Sweden's GDP fell 8.6% during the second quarter of the year, according to its statistics body.

The fall is sharper than its neighbors — Denmark registered a 7.4% fall, and Finland a 3.2% fall. Statistics suggest Norway also fared better than Sweden.

It remains to be seen what happens in the third quarter, but given that the pandemic was more controlled in Denmark, Finland, and Norway, I would expect that the economic rebound would be at the very least similar to Sweden's.

So, to sum up, Sweden's strategy left it with a worse economy and more deaths than its neighbors, and amongst the worst in Europe (worse than hard-hit France, for example).  That strikes me as a bad strategy.

BC

[BostonCard]

Sweden's main surge has passed, and new cases and deaths are pretty low.  Their seven-day average number of new cases are about 200, and new deaths are about 1 a day.

In terms of per capita deaths, Sweden is fourth in Europe among large companies (excluding San Marino and Andorra), behind Belgium, Spain, the UK, and Italy at 578 deaths/million.

Compared to other Nordic countries, Denmark is at 109 deaths/million, Finland has 51 deaths/million, Norway has 49 deaths/million, so they have had between 1/5 and 1/10 the number of deaths.

Daily cases in Denmark are about the same as Sweden (7-day average of 202), but this number is rising.  The 7-day average deaths are at 0-1.  Daily cases in Norway are at 102; average daily deaths are at <1.  Daily cases in Finland are at 35; deaths are basically 0 (they have had one COIVD death in September).

So, to sum up, the current state, all the Nordic countries are at more or less the same place (though there has been a rising number of cases in Denmark).  However, the total number of deaths in Sweden has much higher than for its peer countries.

In exchange for that, Sweden actually had a worse economic performance in the second quarter.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavi...ors-2020-8

Sweden's GDP fell 8.6% during the second quarter of the year, according to its statistics body.

The fall is sharper than its neighbors — Denmark registered a 7.4% fall, and Finland a 3.2% fall. Statistics suggest Norway also fared better than Sweden.

It remains to be seen what happens in the third quarter, but given that the pandemic was more controlled in Denmark, Finland, and Norway, I would expect that the economic rebound would be at the very least similar to Sweden's.

So, to sum up, Sweden's strategy left it with a worse economy and more deaths than its neighbors, and amongst the worst in Europe (worse than hard-hit France, for example).  That strikes me as a bad strategy.

BC