I am uncertain how many of you read Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, but today's comic brought up an important point that many folks don't really think about as far as immortality goes; that is to say, even if you eliminate aging and senescence as a cause of death, people still die, of accidents, of disease, and of random other things.

How many people?

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Since it gets brought up a lot these days, I'd find it fascinating to know: how do these two viruses compare? Say, on death rates? What sort of numbers are we talking about here?

First, a few clarifications, and then the numbers themselves. Please note that all this is for casual purposes only: this is not an official analysis!

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