Submitted by databeautifier t3_11ij5le in dataisbeautiful
kompootor t1_jayy21o wrote
Reply to comment by ar243 in [OC] All-Time Deadliest Accidents and Disasters vs. One Year of Traffic Deaths by databeautifier
The title and thesis of the infographic are, to me, clear: that the number of annual automotive traffic deaths exceeds the largest amount of deaths of ever from a single disaster event in each category.
Though perhaps, now that the issue is raised, it would be more poignant to take something like the worst year of the deaths for each category, instead of the worst single event; the only one of the list I'd expect to get markedly worse from this amendment would be flooding, but it would pre-empt this possible objection. You could, if you like, denote the difference between the worst single event and other events that year with a slightly different color shade in the same box area.
ar243 t1_jb1h8ge wrote
Numerous people in the comments section have already made the mistake of thinking all the sections are based on last year's figures. And if that were the case it would paint natural disasters in a far worse light compared to cara... Which is why it's misleading.
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