Corona virus deaths compared Germany and Belgium

No, nobody really knows yet. The statisticians and epidemiologists are working overtime to get proper answers, as we need to know this sort of thing before we can determine when we can all start to get back to normal.

It will be in the news - there's not much else to report on.

You might as well ask why Spain (47 mil pop) has over 10,000 deaths compared to Belgium (11 million) and over 500 deaths.
A suggestion is that both Spain and Italy both have significantly elderly populations and that this has an effect.

@Danielavon "This has obviously nothing to do with testing"

That is such an incorrect statement, that I hope the ADMIN removes your post. Whether the number of people who have died in Germany vs Belgium is proportionally better or worse has absolutely everything to do with testing.

Who they have tested, how they are testing, and finally also how they officially record cause of death. All of these are different in Belgium than Germany. It is also to do with where that specific population is in the normal cycle of the lifetime of the virus.

You certainly don't know any of the above, and neither do I, but please do not post statements like yours which are entirely false and will only cause unnecessary worrying.

You might as well ask the question as to why the number of infections is relatively higher in Flanders than it is in Wallonia, which it is.

I agree with Anon. Testing has a lot to do with it.
The Germans as a nation are much better than most at closely following any legislation or advice. So if instructed to stay at home, to not socially interact and to keep a distance, most will do so. It is a positive characteristic.
People here are getting better. In the forest today, cyclists and other dog walkers were generally respecting the 2m rule. It is the joggers who seem to ignore it.

Flanders suffered a higher infection rate due to the proximity with the Netherlands where they did not take the right measures from the start and relied on the herd immunity nonsense.

Sorry for my ignorance, but why are we supposed to have this conversation here? Does it help someone?

This is supposed to be a useful Q&A, not your Facebook page.