Samoan Measles Epidemic 2019 claimed 0.041% of the Samoan Population: A COVID 19 comparison.

For the moment Samoa has not suffered any COVID 19 cases after the Measles epidemic late last year, the COVID 19 would undoubtedly destroy not only the fragile Samoan economy it would destroy the very fabric of Samoan society to the levels similar, if not worse, than the Spanish Flu epidemic a century ago.

Making a comparison mortality rate calculation of the COVID 19 Pandemic, with the Samoan Measles epidemic, which claimed 0.041% or 83 out of 200,874 Samoans, back in September 2019, till December 2019.

0.041% of the Samoan population died from the Measles or 83 Samoan deaths from a population of 200,874.

National Comparisons:

Australia: 0.041% of the Australian Population would be 10,086 deaths.

New Zealand: 0.041% of the New Zealand population would be 1964 deaths.

Italy with their perpetual COVID 19 mortality rate the percentage of their population were to equal the Samoan 0.041% mortality rate from the recent Measles epidemic, then 0041% of the Italian population would equal to 24,796.8 deaths.

24, 797 deaths in Italy would equal the 83 Samoan deaths, if we were to compare Samoa's population with Italy, in percentage terms.

In America, this 0.041% of the American population would equal 134,152 deaths. 0.041% mortality rate was the 83 Samoans who died in the 2019 Measles outbreak.

Tim Brian Tufuga