George Washington University stands by Puerto Rican death toll study

[DesertRat]

George Washington University (GWU) is standing behind a study produced by university researchers that determined Hurricane Maria led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 Puerto Ricans.

The statement backing up the university's study comes hours after President Trump on Thursday morning called into question the death toll, claiming it was inflated by Democrats.

"We stand by the science underlying our study which found there were an estimated 2,975 excess deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria," reads the statement from GWU's Milken Institute School of Public Health, obtained by NBC. "We are confident that the number — 2,975 — is the most accurate and unbiased estimate of excess mortality to date."

http://thehill.com/latino/406535-george-washington-university-stands-by-puerto-rican-death-toll-study

[Midnightwalk]

1. Is that number low

Coincidentally read part of the study today. It covers September 2017 through February 2018. To my eyes the table showed around 900 excess mortalities ( their term) between October through December and another 900 between January through February. The table showed accumulative numbers so I did arithmetic, maybe even correctly.

In other words the rate didn't drop. The curve suggests it might have started to decline but not hugely.

Is there any data published covering more time?

Edit: mortality. Nothing moral about it