Human Development Index Is Associated with COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in Brazil: An Ecological Study.

ABSTRACT: The Human Development Index measures a region's development and is a step for development debate beyond the traditional, economic perspective. It can also determine the success of a country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly affecting the case fatality rate among severe cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to associate the Human Development Index with the case fatality rate due to COVID-19 in each Brazilian state and the Federal District, taking into account comorbidities and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. We also evaluated the influence of the GINI index, number of intensive care unit beds, and occupied households in subnormal clusters on the case fatality rate. We performed an ecological study including two populations: COVID-19 individuals that did not require

SUBMITTER: Palamim CVC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9102208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature