National case fatality rates of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 118 - 124
• Main Authors: Ergönül, Önder, Akyol, Merve, Tanrıöver, Cem, Tiemeier, Henning, Petersen, Eskild, Petrosillo, Nicola, Gönen, Mehmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Americas - epidemiology; Australia - epidemiology; Case fatality rate; Comorbidity; COVID-19; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - mortality; COVID-19 - pathology; COVID-19 Testing - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiologic; Europe - epidemiology; Female; Health indicators; Hospital Bed Capacity - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - mortality; Obesity - pathology; Original; Population Density; Rural Population; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - mortality; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - pathology; Urban Population; Americas; Australia; Europe; Japan; COVID-19; Case fatality rate; SARS-CoV-2; Epidemiologic; Health indicators

The case fatality rate (CFR) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies significantly between countries. We aimed to describe the associations between health indicators and the national CFRs of COVID-19. We identified for each country health indicators potentially associated with the national CFR...