Does the probability of death increase when there are more people?

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Say there is a 1 in 10 chance of death from a virus. My partner suggested that between the two of us, we would have a higher chance of one of us dying. I don’t agree and think that it is still a 1 in 10 chance. But I’m a bit thick when it comes to math…

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If you treat it as a math problem, then the chances of “death from virus” is fixed because most math problems are assumed to be very simplistic, ideal situations.

Realistically, two people means more interaction with people outside who could be sick (work, shopping, travel), which means higher chances that one of you gets it, which means higher chances that one of you dies from it.

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