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Table 4 Results of Regression analysis for COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 population

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

Parameter

Estimate

Standard

Error

t Value

Pr >|t|

Intercept

-123.7624041

78.18200917

-1.58

0.1265

Region Central Africa

40.2329925

15.85613269

2.54

0.0181

Region Eastern Africa

17.5188401

15.17503403

1.15

0.2597

Region Northern Africa

36.6062230

26.28341478

1.39

0.1765

Region Southern Africa

7.2255759

12.21163728

0.59

0.5596

Region Western Africa

0.0000000

   

GDP per capita

0.0056725

0.00362658

1.56

0.1309

% pop. under 14 years

1.8953191

1.41005977

1.34

0.1915

Adult unemployment rate

2.9370346

0.81328035

3.61

0.0014

% pop.with secondary education

-1.5693819

0.39177733

-4.01

0.0005

Maternal Mortality Ratio

-0.0113024

0.02240400

-0.50

0.6185

International tourism numbers

0.0000070

0.00000202

3.48

0.0020

Public transport closure

5.2257070

7.83276345

0.67

0.5110

Internal Travel Restriction

8.9057363

5.32530657

1.67

0.1074

International Travel Restriction

-6.5629304

4.42818987

-1.48

0.1513

Freedom scores

0.8668921

0.32762689

2.65

0.0141