Dependent Variables Mean SDa N of countries
Confirmed cases x million inhabitants (n°) 469·73 791·51 121
Case Fatality Rate (%) 4·10 3·99 121
Mortality rate (x 1,000 people) 0·03 0·08 121
Independent Variables
Positives for SARS-CoV-2 15 days earlier (n°) 8,194·84 28,885·97 121
Population in largest city (n° x 10,000) 466·52 620·42 121
Rural population (% of the total population) 37·73 22·42 121
Migrant population (% of the total population) 9·08 15·12 121
Population (n° x 10,000) 5,672·12 17,681·96 121
Life expectancy at birth (years) 72·63 7·83 121
GDPb per capita (USDc thousands) 19·67 19·90 121
Domestic private health expenditure per capita (USDc) 470·31 454·69 121
Domestic general governmental health expenditure (% GDPb) 3·79 2·50 121
Imports from China (USDc millions) 18,781·65 54,388·69 121
Foreign Direct Investment to China (USDc billions) 16·50 126·58 121
Foreign Direct Investment from China (USDc billions) 10·41 87·28 121
Summertime (yes/no) 0·18 0·39 121
Tropical (yes/no) 0·45 0·50 121
Landlocked (yes/no) 0·21 0·41 121
Human Freedom Indexd (0 to 10) 6·93 1·04 121
B Hepatitis vaccination (% 1 year-old children) 86·98 12·94 115
Measles vaccination (% 12-23 months-old children) 87·87 12·70 115
DPTe vaccination (% 12-23 months-old children) 87·85 12·64 115
Compulsoryf BCG vaccine (yes/no) 0·95 0·22 121
BCG coverage (% of the total population) 0·86 0·22 51
Absence of BCG vaccination from 2020 backwards (years) 4·19 11·11 116