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Table 1 The gender dimensions of COVID-19

From: A gendered magnifying glass on COVID-19

Country

SARS-CoV-2 infections

Deaths

Overall

Males (%)

Females (%)

Overall (N°)

Males (%)

Females (%)

Italy

230,778a

46

54

31,678a

59

41

Spain

258,760b

45

55

20,585b

57

43

Germany

172,239c

48

52

7723c

56

44

France

142,903d

na

na

27,834c

59

41

USA

1,837,803e

na

na

106,876e

56f

44

China

84,614e

51

49

4645e

64g

36

India

115,942e

na

na

6642h

73i

27

Pakistan

93,983j

74

26

11,935j

74

26

  1. The sex-disaggregated data among different countries
  2. na not available from official sources
  3. aISS updated May 26, 2020
  4. bMinisterio de Sanidad, Actualización nº 120. Enfermedad por el coronavirus (COVID-19). updated May 29, 2020
  5. cCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Daily Situation Report of the Robert Koch Institute, updated May 14, 2020
  6. dPublic Health France (SpF) https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/documents/bulletin-national/covid-19-point-epidemiologique, updated May 18, 2020
  7. eCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report – 137 WHO, updated June 5, 2020
  8. fProvisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, CDC https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/index.htm
  9. gNational Health Commission of the PRC (http://en.nhc.gov.cn/search.html?searchText=covid+deaths)
  10. hIndian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare https://www.mohfw.gov.in/index.php (2020, 04/27)
  11. ihttps://www.firstpost.com/health/73-of-those-who-have-died-of-covid-19-are-men-health ministry-data-8233921.html (2020, 04/06)
  12. jhttp://covid.gov.pk/