A study published today (Thursday) by Johns Hopkins University shows that Israel is at the bottom of the global table of mortality rates from Corona, among countries that currently have a high incidence of morbidity - only 0.71%.
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The top of the table, among the countries with the highest morbidity these days - deaths relative to carriers - is surprisingly occupied by Britain, with no less than 15.21% of deaths from the virus.
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It is followed by Mexico with 11.1%, Iran with 5.5%, and Egypt with 5%. The US has a mortality rate of 3.4%, and Russia – 1.6%.
Another table in the study - published in Israel Hayom by Uri Rodriguez-Garcia - indicates the number of deaths from Corona out of 100,000 people: In this table too, Britain is at the top, with 69.13 deaths per 100,000, followed by Peru with 57.58, Chile with 49.33, and the USA in fourth place with 45.62 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
In this table, it can be seen that countries with particularly large populations, such as India and Egypt, naturally fall to a lower place in the ranking.
At the bottom of the table for deaths per 100,000 - excluding countries for which reliable data is not available - is Taiwan, with 0.031 deaths per 100,000. In Israel, there are 5.47 deaths per 100,000.
In the breakdown of data for all countries since the beginning of the pandemic, the picture changes: After Britain are a large part of European countries - Belgium with 14.8% deaths per carrier/patient, Italy with 14.2%, France with 13.7%, Hungary with 13.4% and the Netherlands with 11.5%.
The death toll per 100,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic is led by the tiny country of San Marino with 124.32 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by Belgium with 86 deaths, and Britain, as mentioned, with 69.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
According to the study, countries around the world have reported very different mortality ratios - the number of deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases.
The differences in numbers can be caused by several factors: The first factor is the number of coronavirus tests performed: the more tests there are, the more asymptomatic carriers or mildly ill patients are identified, which lowers the mortality ratio compared to carriers/patients.
Another important characteristic is demographics: mortality tends to be higher in countries with older populations. An equally important factor is the characteristics of the health system: mortality may increase as hospitals become more congested and the local health system has fewer resources.
