Comparative Analysis of Covid-19 Cases in the World According to their Human Development Index (HDI)

Cristianne Confessor Castilho Lopes, Tulio Gamio Dias, Ana Paula de Oliveira Barbosa, Eduardo Barbosa Lopes, Lucas Castilho Lopes, Vanessa da Silva Barros, Laisa Zanatta, João Vitor Freitas Bertuci, Daniela dos Santos, Marilda Morais da Costa, Eliana Rezende Adami, Liamara Basso Dala Costa, Fabio KoppVanuzzi, Heliude de Quadros e Silva, Youssef Elias Ammar

Covid-19, HDI, Human Development.

In 2019, China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, responsible for respiratory infections and a series of pneumonia cases in Wuhan (China). Such an outbreak eventually turned into a pandemic. This study aims to comparatively analyze the cases of Covid-19 in the world according to their population base and human development index (HDI). Methodology: 189 countries were analyzed, verifying data such as HDI, population, number of deaths per Covid-19, the death rate per 1000 inhabitants, the death rate per 1000 cases, and the number of patients retrieved. Conclusion: Countries with the highest HDI recorded the highest number of deaths and cases. However, they had the highest number of recovered patients and the lowest death rates per 1000 cases.

Received: 03 Sep 2021, Received in revised form: 17 Oct 2021, Accepted: 23 Oct 2021, Available online: 31 Oct 2021

10.22161/ijaers.810.37