Table 2 Correlation coefficients among socio-economic and demographic characteristics, health vulnerability and resources, policy response and daily new COVID-19 cases in BRICS countries
Variables | Daily new cases | |
|---|---|---|
Coefficients | P-value | |
Population density (people per km2) | 0.04 | 0.072 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) | -0.17 | < 0.001*** |
Extreme poverty | 0.21 | < 0.001*** |
Human development index | -0.01 | < 0.001*** |
GDP per capita (current USD) | -0.09 | < 0.001*** |
Diabetes prevalence (%) | 0.13 | < 0.001*** |
Cardiovascular death rate (%) | -0.02 | 0.401 |
Population aged 60 and above (%) | 0.15 | < 0.001*** |
Hospital beds per thousand people | -0.17 | < 0.001*** |
Access to improved drinking water (%) | -0.30 | < 0.001*** |
Prevalence of open defecation (%) | 0.23 | < 0.001*** |
Tourist/visitor arrivals (thousands per year) | -0.60 | < 0.001*** |
Policy stringency index | 0.25 | < 0.001*** |