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. 2023 Apr 20;34(2):207–220. doi: 10.1134/S1075700723020065

Table 1.  .

Comparison of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates and healthcare financing in Russia and other countries

Indicator Russia Poland France Germany Italy Israel USA
Healthcare spending, % of GDP Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Life expectancy, years Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
COVID-19 mortality, % of infected*

1.8**

(2.9)**

2.2

(2.3)

2.6

(1.3)

2.0

(1.6)

3.5

(2.3)

0.8

(0.6)

1.8

(1.5)
COVID-19 morbidity, % of population*

2.1

(7.2)

3.4

(10.8)

3.7

(14.6)

2.0

(8.4)

3.5

(9.7)

4.6

(14.7)

6.1

(16.4)

 * Data as of December 30, 2020; in parentheses—data for December 30, 2021. ** Data of the Operational Headquarters for Preventing the Import and Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Infection on the Territory of the Russian Federation. According to short-term data of the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Rosstat) on natural population changes, the mortality rate from COVID-19 was 3.3% as of the end of 2020 and 5.3% for 2020–2021. The 2020 mortality rate from COVID-19 calculated based on annual Rosstat data on causes of death was 4.6%.

Source: Data of the OECD, the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Rosstat), and the Operational Headquarters for Preventing the Import and Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Infection on the Territory of the Russian Federation. URL: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/.