The infection fatality rate might be an even better way to quantify the risk of death. The IFR for covid in the 15-64 age groups before September 2020 was 0.75% at the higher end of the range. Older age groups had IFRs ranging from 2.5% to 28%. The IFR of the flu doesn’t usually go over 0.1%, although this is an average and the accuracy of the stat itself is questionable (from other sources I’ve seen).
The infection fatality rate might be an even better way to quantify the risk of death. The IFR for covid in the 15-64 age groups before September 2020 was 0.75% at the higher end of the range. Older age groups had IFRs ranging from 2.5% to 28%. The IFR of the flu doesn’t usually go over 0.1%, although this is an average and the accuracy of the stat itself is questionable (from other sources I’ve seen).
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10654-020-00698-1