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Read more Separar els fills dels pares: la nova política de Trump per aterrir els refugiats (Separate the Parents from the Children–in Catalan) Cristina Mas, Ara, June 1 Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico almost a year ago, but scientists are still trying to unpack the many layers of damage it inflicted on the island. Here is a guide to the tallies, what accounts for their differences and how a new study aims to provide a more definitive account: Read more Hurricane Maria-Related Deaths May Be 70 Times Official Estimate Allison Eck, PBS Nova Next, June 1 Widely different estimates of Hurricane Maria’s death toll in Puerto Rico have led to confusion.

Read more Why Are the Death Tolls in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria So Different? Sheri Fink, The New York Times, June 2 Media Reports About The Death Toll In Puerto Rico Are Needlessly Confusing Anna Maria Barry-Jester, FiveThirtyEight, June 4Ī study released last week by researchers from Harvard had lots of important things to say about life and death in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Read the answers to statistical inquiries. Read the Preguntas Frecuentes en Espanol.

Our data suggests that about one third of those that died after the hurricane died from delayed or interrupted medical care, as reported by the surveyed households.

This suggests that people continued to suffer even after the hurricane passed.

We estimated that the mortality rate (the number of deaths per 1000 people per unit time) remained high for months after the hurricane.

These are also available at the data hub for the study’s anonymized data and analysis.

In response to the overwhelming media response and inquiries, the authors have prepared this document to answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a separate one for inquiries on statistics. June 2018 FAQs and Answers to Inquiries on Our May 29 NEJM Article “ Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria”