Oh dear. The graph below must have accidently been missed out of the Royal Commission into Covid-19 Report, showing that over time, NZ's total cumulative confirmed deaths from Covid has converged to the world average. That average includes a ton of countries that never practiced elimination-style lockdowns. But again, we must keep reminding ourselves: the Royal Commission Report is a "narrative" and we must not let the facts get the way of a good story. As Labour Leader Chris Hipkins will tell you - NZ recorded the lowest number of deaths compared to any country in the world. Our World in Data, which was originally established by a group including my old thesis examiner, Sir Tony Atkinson, who was one of the world's greatest economists and inequality researchers, must have gone & stuffed up its data collection. Should you want to be enlightened by The Single Source of Truth, best to read the Royal Commission report and go ask Otago University's academics for better data.
