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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

From: Dynamics of factors associated with rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in African countries

Variable

Mean

Std. Deviation

N

Min

Max

COVID Deaths (cumulative total per 100,000 population)

20.55

36.73

54

0.08

179.55

COVID Cases (cumulative total per 100,000 population)

1284.80

2910.29

54

2.29

19,272.58

GDP per Capita in US Dollars (World Bank 2021 data)

2198.95

2278.90

54

274.01

11,425.10

Population ages 0–14 (% of total population)

38.91

6.78

54

16.78

49.67

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

8.93

6.68

53

0.69

28.74

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25 + , total (%)

15.51

15.35

43

1.10

67.16

Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

413.02

277.41

54

37

1150

International tourism, number of arrivals

1,848,558.00

3,342,396.71

50

30,000

14,797,000

Rating of Public transport closures from beginning of pandemic to Dec 31, 2020

   

0

2

Rating on Restrictions on internal movements from beginning of pandemic to Dec 31, 2020

   

0

2

Rating on International travel controls from beginning of pandemic to Dec 31, 2020

   

1

4

Freedom scores 2021 (Freedom House)

41.59

24.50

54

2

94