Table 2.
Comparison of fatality and severity rates in China (The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Emergency Response Epidemiology Team, 2020) and Italy (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2020). The statistics for China are obtained on a total of 44,672 cases (on February 11th), whereas for Italy on a total of 48,452 cases (on March 21st).
| China | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Case fatality rate | 2.3% | 7.8% |
| Deaths by age group | ||
| 60–69 years | 30.2% | 10.3% |
| 70–79 years | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 80 years and older | 20.3% | 50.1% |
| Total 60 years and older | 81% | 96.0% |
| Total 70 years and older | 60.8% | 85.7% |
| Severity | ||
| Mild or no symptoms | 80.9% | 72.7% |
| Severe | 13.8% | 22.4% |
| Critical | 4.7% | 4.9% |