trying to find data that correlates mask wearing with covid mortality rates…

so-far it looks like mask wearing correlates with fear of covid but not with mortality rates (pics and data below for europe and north america).

anyone know of more studies?

Covid-19 deaths per million people (as of 8 August):

Spain: 611

Sweden: 571

USA: 503

France: 465

Mexico: 411

Canada: 238

Germany: 111

Denmark: 107

Finland: 60

Norway: 47

source: https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/07/covid-19-coronavirus-breakdown-of-deaths-and-infections-worldwide

% of population wearing face masks in public, by country/territory (as of 9 August)

Spain: 90

France: 83

United States: 75

Canada: 74

Mexico: 67

Germany: 65

Finland: 7

Sweden: 6

Norway: 5

Denmark: 4

source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_masks_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic#cite_note-226https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/articles-reports/2020/03/17/personal-measures-taken-avoid-covid-19

source of image (mortality versus mask wearing:

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/which-countries-are-requiring-face-masks

source of image (mask wearing versus fear):

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-opinion-coronavirus-global-face-mask-adoption/

separately, we should know if letting droplets accumulate in face masks is better than letting them evaporate. seems a bit like pissing and shitting in your pants.

source:

Fundamental protective mechanisms of face masks against droplet infections

Christian J.Kähler, Rainer Hain

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volume 148, October 2020, 105617

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850220301063

'Water droplets of this size evaporate within a few seconds at normal humidity (Liu et al. 2019 and Rensink, 2004).'