Australia's coronavirus mortality is lower than some countries with half our population, the Prime Minister has said.
As of Thursday morning, Scott Morrison said Australia had recorded 75 deaths from COVID-19.
He said while the number of deaths locally was "never good", compared to other countries it fared well.
"As sad as that is for those families, let's not forget that in countries that are smaller than Australia, like Belgium, 6,262 people have died," Mr Morrison said.
"In The Netherlands, 4,678 have died, in Sweden, 8,137 people have died."
According to the government data from each country, Belgium has a population of 11.4 million people, The Netherlands 17.3 million and Sweden 10.3 million — compared to Australia's population of around 25.6 million people.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/how-australia-is-tracking-coronavirus-deaths-other-countries/12177430
As of Thursday morning, Scott Morrison said Australia had recorded 75 deaths from COVID-19.
He said while the number of deaths locally was "never good", compared to other countries it fared well.
"As sad as that is for those families, let's not forget that in countries that are smaller than Australia, like Belgium, 6,262 people have died," Mr Morrison said.
"In The Netherlands, 4,678 have died, in Sweden, 8,137 people have died."
According to the government data from each country, Belgium has a population of 11.4 million people, The Netherlands 17.3 million and Sweden 10.3 million — compared to Australia's population of around 25.6 million people.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-23/how-australia-is-tracking-coronavirus-deaths-other-countries/12177430
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