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2009. Most people are well aware of the economic
carnage that occurred, but what about the human
cost? I don’t mean esoteric feelings; I mean cold,
hard, undeniably data of the human cost of the
“Great Recession.” According to Forbes, the United
States suffered 4,750 excess suicide deaths after
the recession hit in 2008. Although horrific, this
number will likely pale in comparison to the deaths

we should expect from the COVID-19 economic
fallout after the pandemic passes. Surprisingly,
suicides are the least of our concern.
The New York Post noted that researchers found
that the “Great Recession” was tied to an additional
263,000 cancer deaths in wealthy Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia,
and the UK. The OECD has just over 1.3 billion
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people. which means that the rate of additional
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cancer deaths attributable to the “Great Recession”
can be pegged at 202 deaths per million. Why does
this occur? After a significant economic contraction,
budgetary cuts will be made. As shown by the multi-
country study with varying healthcare systems,
there will be less dollars for both private and public

healthcare systems. Still, 202 deaths per million are
less than the COVID-19 deaths predicted by Dr.
Fauci. If only I was not burdened by the forward-

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