COVID 19 mortality: Probable role of microbiome to explain disparity.

ABSTRACT: There is a significant difference between COVID 19 associated mortality between different countries. Generally the number of deaths per million population are higher in the developed countries despite better health care efficiency, drinking water quality and expected healthy life span (HALE) at the time of birth. Developing and underdeveloped countries on the other hand have lower mortality even with higher rural and slum populations along with incidence of diarrhea because of lack of sanitation. We analyzed data from 122 countries out of which 80 were high or upper middle income and 42 were low or low middle income countries. There was statistically significant positive correlation between COVID 19 deaths /million population and water current score, health efficiency, and HALE. Statistica

SUBMITTER: Kumar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7444648 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature