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Table 2 Pearson Correlation Coefficients

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

 

GDP per capita

Percentage of Population under 14

Adult Unemployment

rate

Percentage of Population over 25 years that have completed secondary education

Maternal Mortality Ratio

International Tourism, Number of Arrivals

Restri-

ction

on internal movements

International Travel Controls

Public Transport Closures

Freedom House Democracy Scores

GDP per capita

1.00

         

Percentage of Population under 14

-0.80

1.00

        

Adult Unemployment rate (Modeled ILO estimate)

0.48

-0.54

1.00

       

Percentage of Population over 25 years that have completed secondary education

0.49

-0.45

0.31

1.00

      

Maternal Mortality Ratio

-0.52

0.62

-0.36

-0.25

1.00

     

International Tourism, Number of Arrivals

0.40

-0.46

0.46

0.72

-0.36

1.00

    

Restriction on internal movements

0.25

-0.33

0.20

0.12

-0.13

0.30

1.00

   

International Travel Controls

0.31

-0.08

0.00

-0.15

-0.16

-0.48

0.22

1.00

  

Public Transport Closures

-0.06

-0.40

-0.05

0.13

-0.37

0.84

0.38

0.31

1.00

 

Freedom House Democracy Scores

0.51

-0.54

0.33

0.14

-0.43

0.167

-0.12

-0.05

-0.20

1.00