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Table 2 COVID-19 case fatality rates, comparisons among several countries

From: Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Country

Number of cases

Deaths

Case fatality rate %

Sudan

11,894

773

6.5

Nigeria

46,140

942

2.0

Chad

942

76

8.1

Ghana

40,533

206

0.5

Algeria

34,693

1293

3.7

South Africa

553,188

10,210

1.8

Egypt

95,314

4,992

5.2

Kenya

25,837

418

1.6

Ethiopia

22,253

390

1.8

India

2,212,429

44,457

2.3

USA

5,166,319

165,269

3.2

Brazil

3,018,286

100,667

3.3

Italy

250,566

35,205

14.1

UK

310,825

46,574

15.0

France

197,921

30,324

12.9

  1. Source: The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University 9 August 2020 [41]