Comparison of Fatality Rates of Top 201 COVID-19 Countries and Its Enlightenment on How to Fight the Pandemic Better

Youfu Ke; Jianli Cui

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Comparison of Fatality Rates of Top 201 COVID-19 Countries and Its Enlightenment on How to Fight the Pandemic Better

Youfu Ke, Jianli Cui

Abstract :

Background: China has controlled the COVID-19 pandemic through 110 days of the vigorous anti-COVID-19 campaign since January 20. China has provided the world with rich experience in combating the COVID-19 epidemic. Objectives: COVID-19 fatality rates in the world were different. An epidemiological investigation on top 201 COVID-19 countries was conducted to analyze the reasons and provide the world with its enlightenment on how to fight the pandemic better. Methods: The investigation populations were the COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world. The total confirmed cases and deaths collected were based on data released by the National Health Commission of China and the WHO on May 10. Results: The top 28 COVID-19 countries in order were USA, Spain, Italy, UK, Russia, France, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Iran, China, Canada, Peru, India, Belgium, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Switzerland, Pakistan, Ecuador, Portugal, Chile, Sweden, Singapore, Belarus, Ireland, and Qatar. China ranked as 11th. The top 10 countries with a high fatality rate in order were Belgium 16.31%, France 14.89%, UK 14.67%, Italy 13.93%, Netherlands 12.76%, Hungary 12.66%, Sweden 12.25%, Spain 10.06%, Mexico 10.02%, and Algeria 8.89%. The fatality rate in China was 5.50% with 84435 confirmed cases and 4643 deaths, ranking 57th in the world, while the fatality rate in the United States was 5.94% with 1349599 confirmed cases and 80101 deaths, ranking 47th in the world. The fatality rate lower than that in China were Russia 0.91%, Germany 4.44%, Turkey 2.73%, Peru 2.79%, India 3.30%, Saudi Arabia 0.63%, Pakistan 2.17%, Portugal 4.12%, Chile 1.12%, Singapore 0.09%, Belarus 0.57%, and Qatar 0.06%. Conclusions: China�s successful anti-epidemic experience provides enlightenment on how to fight the pandemic better for the world. Social distancing, quarantine, lockdown, detection, isolation, treatment are all vital to control the epidemic by reducing COVID-19 confirmed cases and the fatality rate.