I think that you're right about the direct loss of life from 'known wars' decreasing but I think we need to delve a little deeper.

There are many ways to kill a man and we have far more subtle wars being conducted right under our very noses that should be factored into any equation before we can hope to arrive at an ultimate conclusion.

For example - death (mental and/or physical) from more subtle, and clearly avoidable means continue to rise.

Classic case of switch and bait, robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Read my post on an laregely unspoken of epidemic here if you'd like to delve a little deeper https://steemit.com/story/@steemtruth/robert-de-niro-says-everyone-must-see-vaxxed-on-nbc-today-show