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Last updated: February 29, 4:40 GMT
*Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). The percentages do not have to add up to 100%, as they do NOT represent share of deaths by age, sex, condition group.
Sex ratio
COVID-19 Fatality Rate by SEX:
*Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). This probability differs depending on sex. When reading these numbers, it must be taken into account that smoking in China is much more prevalent among males. Smoking increases the risks of respiratory complications.
| Sex | Death rate confirmed cases | Death rate all cases |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Female | 2.8% | 1.7% |
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Age of Coronavirus Deaths
COVID-19 Fatality Rate by AGE:
*Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). This probability differs depending on the age group. The percentages shown below do not have to add up to 100%, as they do NOT represent share of deaths by age group. Rather, it represents, for a person in a given age group, the risk of dying if infected with COVID-19.
In general, relatively few cases are seen among children.
| Age | Death rate confirmed cases | Death rate all cases |
|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 21.9% | 14.8% |
| 70-79 | 8.0% | |
| 60-69 | 3.6% | |
| 50-59 | 1.3% | |
| 40-49 | 0.4% | |
| 30-39 | 0.2% | |
| 20-29 | 0.2% | |
| 10-19 | 0.2% | |
| 0-9 | no fatalities |
Pre-existing medical conditions (comorbidities)
Patients who reported no pre-existing (“comorbid”) medical conditions had a case fatality rate of 0.9%. Pre-existing illnesses that put patients at higher risk of dying from a COVID-19 infection are:
COVID-19 Fatality Rate by COMORBIDITY:
*Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). This probability differs depending on pre-existing condition. The percentage shown below does NOT represent in any way the share of deaths by pre-existing condition. Rather, it represents, for a patient with a given pre-existing condition, the risk of dying if infected by COVID-19.
| Pre-existing conditions | Death rate confirmed cases | Death rate all cases |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular disease | 13.2% | 10.5% |
| Diabetes | 9.2% | 7.3% |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 8.0% | 6.3% |
| Hypertension | 8.4% | 6.0% |
| Cancer | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| no pre-existing conditions | 0.9% |
Confirmed COVID-19 deaths by country
In our visualizations here you can explore the number of total deaths and daily new deaths for all countries with reported deaths. This is shown in absolute numbers, and adjusted for population size by showing total and new deaths per million people.
These charts are interactive: the data is shown as the worldwide figures by default but can be explored by country – by clicking on + Add Country within the chart.
The data shown here is published by the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC). Here is the documentation of the data and an option to download all data.
Source: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
Current COVID-19 test coverage estimates
Total tests by country
For instance, we can see that some countries have done more tests per confirmed case. The UK, for example, has done many more tests than other European countries with a similar number of confirmed cases.
The most obvious point is that the data shows South Korea has done many more tests than other countries. That means we can expect that in South Korea the number of confirmed cases – positive tests – is closer to the real number of infected people than it is in other countries.