The medical science journal, The Lancet, "conservatively" estimated the death toll in Gaza to be 186,000 people or more. That's 8% of the population, obliterated.
The current death toll is only “accounted” bodies. This estimate includes unaccounted bodies.
In recent conflicts, such indirect deaths range from three to 15 times the number of direct deaths. Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death9 to the 37 396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186 000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza. Using the 2022 Gaza Strip population estimate of 2 375 259, this would translate to 7·9% of the total population in the Gaza Strip. A report from Feb 7, 2024, at the time when the direct death toll was 28 000, estimated that without a ceasefire there would be between 58 260 deaths (without an epidemic or escalation) and 85 750 deaths (if both occurred) by Aug 6, 2024.
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How does the possibility of such a high number of unaccounted deaths impact your trust in media reporting and governmental accounts of conflicts?
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If you were in charge, how would you address or prevent such extensive casualties in conflict zones?
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Can we truly grasp the scale of human loss represented by these estimates, and what does that say about our concept of empathy?
