If/when you get Coronavirus, do you think you'll survive it?

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Probably an odd question to ask, but I think my odds are slightly in my favour to survive it.
Just wondering whether a lot of you actually fear death from it or not?
I'm aware obviously that it seems somewhat indiscriminate in who it takes out in some exceptional cases.
I've survived something similar, but I hope I'm healthy enough to beat it. If it's my time to go, then so be, we choose not the day nor the hour...
What do you think your odds are?
For reference I'm 39 and a smoker

No I'll don't think I'll survive. My BMI in over 40 at the moment. I am in my 30's but don't think my age will help.

All I can do is try and lose weight and stay indoors.

I would be fine most likely.

Ds with mitochondrial issues probably would not

I very much doubt I would survive. I am 70yo, ex smoker, overweight, mild copd, high bp and blood group A. I don't think I would even get taken to hospital if I got it.

woman are statistically less likely than men to die of it. 39, female smoker you'll probably be just fine, but obviously everyone should do as much as possible at the moment to stop the spread

I hope I would survive: in my forties, never smoked, relatively active. However, blood group A, hypothyroid (take tablets) and b12 deficiency. When I had swine flu, I was quite ill for 3 weeks, but it didn’t go to my chest. What worries me is that with a lot of people, they think they are recovering and then take a turn for the worse after a week.

I'm the same age as you and a smoker only 10 a day...it worry's me but I think the anxiety will kill me first so I'm trying to just ride through it.,.

I'm worried. I'm in the shielded group with severe lung disease, in and out of hospital a lot with infections, pneumonia, pleurisy and I have very little immunity so get sick all the time. If this thing gets to my lungs I'm not sure what my odds would be. I'm 48, normal BMI, blood group A. So yes, I am worried but doing my best to abide by the shielding instructions which add really tough :(

Statistically, yes, I'm likely to survive it, despite my health problems.

I'm being very cautious and trying to avoid catching it, though. A 98% survival rate (for instance) means you're unlikely to die, but there's no way I'd actively choose to do anything with a 2% chance of death. Somebody has to be in that 2%.

manicinsomniac read what people are saying... virtually everyone who is healthy will survive it. To make the statistics work, that means that an awful lot of us who AREN’T healthy won’t survive. I’m early 50s, with bmi of 31, t2diabetes and slightly dodgy lungs am one of the ones who are, frankly, shitting it. My kids are in KS1and KS2, I need to be alive for a bit longer and when I see people saying that it’s a nonsense, and practically everyone will survive, it is slightly irritating.

In theory, yes. I'm 29, in good health, non smoker, no underlying conditions (that I know of). The only two things that might go against me are type A blood group (if it is indeed true that this type are more likely to catch it) and I'm slightly overweight by about a stone but nothing concerning.

I very rarely get ill, I've never had the flu or anything worse than a mild cold/cough which makes me think I'm more likely to be an asymptomatic carrier if I were to get it. I go to the supermarket twice a week, don't disinfect my shopping and we go out for walks daily. I haven't had so much as a sniffle so far.

My mum is currently isolating with suspected coronavirus - she's an NHS frontline worker. She's 51, fit and healthy and has been suffering with a fever, cough, chest pain, fatigue and body aches. She's only had it since Tuesday and her fever has already gone down so fingers crossed she will be over it quickly.

I’m 38 with no serious health issues, but I’m two stone overweight and in blood group B. I think I’d probably survive, but I’d have a better chance if I lost that extra weight and got fitter.

I’m more worried about my parents, who are in their late 60s and pre-diabetic.

One thing I'd say OP is if you've had something similar your immune system may go into overdrive which is the issue and you may be weakened without realising it

I think I'd die. I have a very serious underlying health condition which has put me in the extreme vulnerable category.

However. We haven't been out in 3 weeks. We've had no contact with anyone in person. Our shopping if delivered and left. My neighbour helps get my medication.

We've been very strict. No walks. Etc. We get our exercise from dance videos. And all that stuff.

It's a shame really. As I'm 40. I'm a very healthy weight. Slightly under if anything. I do an hour cardio each day. Everyday. I don't smoke. We live in the middle of nowhere. So no exhaust fumes etc.

I really don’t know

My general population risk profile would put my chances of dying very low

But I have leukaemia, so my immune system simply cannot be relied on (I have a 24/7 hospital phone number permanently for any sign of any infection, not just now for CV)

I’m in the shield group. But there have simply not been enough documented cases amongst those with the different types of blood cancer to know what our risk is.

Flip side of that is that monitoring someone like me through an infection like this could provide really valuable information for understanding both CV and my type of leukaemia and its treatment regime. So I think it’s quite likely I would be admitted early (sepsis risk) and go through all levels of care pathway

Even if you are 80 you are far more likely to survive it than die (85% of that age group survive). I don't tend to worry day to day about if I will die this particular year or not, and the odds are about the same, so I apply the same amount of worry (ie none) to the chances of dying of this. I am far far far more likely to be in the 25% asymptomatic group, as are my children, with a 99.6% chance of survival, much higher for my kids.
It's a risk. I updated my will about a month or maybe a bit more ago, sorted out who would have the kids, finances etc, but what I've read since makes me less not more worried for me and my kids. Thank god I am female as well!

Yes I think I would:
Under 40
Good BMI
Non- smoker
No health issues

My only fear is, leaving my children if I had to go into hospital, even though they would be with dad. If I was childless it wouldn't bother me.

Almost certainly not, I am 76, asthmatic and have a compromised immune system.

Unsure, overweight but exercising daily and watching what i eat to try and combat that one, also mild asthma and bad hay fever.
Taking anti histamines daily and i use my brown inhaler every day

I do have O negative blood though!

Think we’ve all had it. 3/4 weeks in and nearly fully recovered. Nasty, but could have been much worse.

At least 99% of those who catch it will survive it. The only group statistic with a 50/50 chance of survival are the over 90s. The vast majority of vulnerable will also survive it.

Yes, it is a dangerous virus but almost everyone who gets it will be fine. A small percentage will not, but a small percentage of 65m will look like a large number.

I'm fairly healthy but have a history of asthma, lung problems, have reacted really badly to flu and other viruses over the years. I don't think I'd die, but it might be very, very bad.

Think we’ve had it already. Took me six weeks to recover. I have asthma, although it is generally well controlled. DH and DC’s only had very mild symptoms as did my dad who is 72.

Nah, I'll be a gonna. So made sure everything is in order and I've thrown out my 'white gone grey' undies etc .
It's just a matter of how long I can avoid catching it for now .