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Table 1 Median (IQR) of studied variables in 53 African countries

From: Malaria and the incidence of COVID-19 in Africa: an ecological study

Variable

Median (IQR)

Range (min to max)

CasesPer100a

169 (71–471)

1–3411

HDIb

0.54 (0.48–0.61)

0.39–0.80

Malaria prevalence (%)

7.6 (1.2–24.8)

0.0–37.3

GDP per capita (× 1000 US$)

2.8 (1.6–6.5)

0.7–26.4

Median age (years)

19 (18–22)

15–37

Life expectancy at birth (years)

64 (61–67)

53–77

Population density (people/km2)

65 (23–110)

3–623

Stringency index

48 (41–57)

14–76

  1. aCumulative incidence of COVID-19 per 100,000 Population
  2. bHuman development index