Independent Variables CFRs estimated coefficient (SEa) [MEb] CFRs estimated coefficient (SEa) [MEb] MRs estimated coefficient (SEa) [MEb] MRs estimated coefficient (SEa) [MEb]
BCG absencec BCG coveraged BCG absencec BCG coveraged
Positives for SARS-CoV-2 15 days earlier (n°) 0·000 (0·000)g [0·000] 0·000 (0·000)g [0·000] 0·000 (0·000)g [0·000] 0·000 (0·000)g [0·000]
Population in largest city (n° x 10,000) 0·011 (0·007) [0·001] 0·018 (0·015) [0·001] -0·013 (0·014) [-0·000] 0·027 (0·015)e [0·000]
Life expectancy at birth (years) -0·000 (0·010) [-0·000] 0·017 (0·012) [0·001] 0·011 (0·021) [0·000] 0·030 (0·015)f [0·000]
GDPh per capita (USDi thousands) 0·004 (0·005) [0·000] 0·018 (0·006)g [0·001] 0·028 (0·005)g [0·000] 0·010 (0·011) [0·000]
Summertime (yes/no) -0·125 (0·099) [-0·008] -0·006 (0·115) [-0·000] -0·568 (0·247)f [-0·004] -0·298 (0·140)f [-0·002]
Imports from China (USDi millions) -0·000 (0·000)g [-0·000] -0·000 (0·000) [-0·000] -0·000 (0·000)g [-0·000] -0·000 (0·000) [-0·000]
Foreign Direct Investment to China (USDi billions) -0·002 (0·002) [-0·000] -0·015 (0·007)f [-0·001] -0·014 (0·003)g [-0·000] 0·013 (0·013) [0·000]
Foreign Direct Investment from China (USDi billions) 0·003 (0·003) [0·000] 0·025 (0·020) [0·002] 0·021 (0·004)g [0·000] -0·090 (0·031)g [-0·001]
Domestic general governmental health expenditure (% GDPh) 0·092 (0·026)g [0·007] -0·011 (0·038) [-0·001] 0·112 (0·040)g [0·001] 0·075 (0·043)e [0·001]
Tropical (yes/no) 0·151 (0·067)f [0·011] 0·086 (0·120) [0·006] 0·187 (0·129) [0·002] -0·003 (0·161) [-0·000]
Migrant population (% of the total population) -0·020 (0·006)g [-0·001] -0·026 (0·008)g [-0·002] -0·044 (0·009)g [-0·000] 0·006 (0·007) [0·000]
Absence of BCG vaccination from 2020 backwards (years) 0·007 (0·002)g [0·000] 0·005 (0·004) [0·000]
Human Freedom Indexj (0 to 10) -0·145 (0·048)g [-0·010] -0·046 (0·077) [-0·003] 0·032 (0·065) [0·000] 0·296 (0·099)g [0·002]
Landlocked (yes/no) -0·055 (0·103) [-0·004] -0·445 (0·181)f [-0·021] -0·002 (0·200) [-0·000] -0·629 (0·221)g [-0·003]
BCG coverage (% of the total population) -0·662 (0·204)g [-0·042] -0·880 (0·338)g [-0·007]
Number of countries (n°) 110 46 110 46