Originally Posted by
Expressflight
Sorry to go slightly 'off topic' but there was a discussion on the reasons for the high UK death toll on Radio 4's Today programme this morning.
The interviewee from the WHO suggested it could be because the UK health service is, in normal times, more effective in prolonging lives than some other countries so had a higher proportion in its population with underlying health problems when Covid-19 struck.
I think you also have to consider the population size and density in the UK as being a factor.