Lots of people worry about medical errors and work hard to systematically address this issue. To err is human, but if we can make systems and protocols that require multiple humans to make different errors to have a bad outcome, then we should make use of such systems. This has been implemented in the medical field for many years and people still worry about and work hard to decrease the cost of these errors. Just because YOU may not be aware of these efforts doesn’t mean that society is general is ignoring it…
Now, talking about statistics, your analysis is statistically flawed because you’re comparing prevalence to incidence.
Also, the generalized statistic you mention is just that… a generalized statistic. This mortality statistic is just like the COVID mortality statistic. If an error occurred and the patient dies, it is called a medical error related mortality. Very few of these (in case of children or adults) are truly mortalities caused by medical errors. Most of these are patients who are unhealthy, very sick, we’re going to have a poor outcome regardless, and they had a medical error in their care that may have possibly resulted in a small becrease in their chance of a good outcome.
So yes, the way a child dies matters…
Scenario 1) a sick child suffering from a disease requiring a liver transplant is coding and getting chest compressions. A doctor accidentally punctures her lung with a needle while trying to get vascular access to administer life saving medications resulting in a pneumothorax and the child dies.
Scenario 2) a gunman goes into a school and shoots a child watching her bleed to death while police wait outside the door.
I’m sure you don’t see any difference… hence your moniker.