Table 1.
Number of individuals in millions at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness by age, number of conditions, region, and age threshold
| Africa (n=1338·8 million) | Asia (n=4632·9 million) | Europe (n=747·1 million) | Latin America and the Caribbean (n=652·2 million) | Northern America (n=368·7 million) | Oceania (n=41·9 million) | Global (n=7781·7 million) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population by number of conditions | ||||||||
| No conditions | ||||||||
| <15 years | 519·2 (39%) | 1042·4 (22%) | 117·2 (16%) | 151·6 (23%) | 65·0 (18%) | 9·5 (23%) | 1905·0 (24%) | |
| 15–49 years | 533·6 (40%) | 1985·9 (43%) | 274·3 (37%) | 291·6 (45%) | 146·6 (40%) | 16·7 (40%) | 3248·8 (42%) | |
| 50–54 years | 24·8 (2%) | 184·3 (4%) | 33·4 (4%) | 22·9 (4%) | 14·5 (4%) | 1·5 (4%) | 281·5 (4%) | |
| 55–59 years | 17·6 (1%) | 136·9 (3%) | 29·4 (4%) | 18·0 (3%) | 12·9 (3%) | 1·3 (3%) | 216·1 (3%) | |
| 60–64 years | 11·6 (<1%) | 95·8 (2%) | 22·6 (3%) | 12·5 (2%) | 10·0 (3%) | 1·0 (2%) | 153·6 (2%) | |
| 65–69 years | 7·0 (<1%) | 69·5 (1%) | 16·0 (2%) | 8·3 (1%) | 6·7 (2%) | 0·7 (2%) | 108·2 (1%) | |
| ≥70 years | 6·6 (<1%) | 73·8 (2%) | 23·2 (3%) | 9·9 (2%) | 8·5 (2%) | 1·0 (2%) | 122·9 (2%) | |
| All ages | 1120·5 (84%) | 3588·5 (77%) | 516·1 (69%) | 514·8 (79%) | 264·4 (72%) | 31·8 (76%) | 6036·0 (78%) | |
| One condition only | ||||||||
| <15 years | 19·9 (1%) | 43·5 (<1%) | 2·7 (<1%) | 4·0 (<1%) | 1·6 (<1%) | 0·3 (<1%) | 71·9 (<1%) | |
| 15–49 years | 100·8 (8%) | 367·6 (8%) | 49·1 (7%) | 45·1 (7%) | 19·7 (5%) | 2·9 (7%) | 585·2 (8%) | |
| 50–54 years | 13·4 (1%) | 82·3 (2%) | 14·1 (2%) | 10·3 (2%) | 6·6 (2%) | 0·6 (1%) | 127·3 (2%) | |
| 55–59 years | 12·2 (<1%) | 77·4 (2%) | 17·3 (2%) | 10·4 (2%) | 8·4 (2%) | 0·7 (2%) | 126·4 (2%) | |
| 60–64 years | 10·5 (<1%) | 68·6 (1%) | 18·3 (2%) | 9·5 (1%) | 9·2 (3%) | 0·7 (2%) | 116·8 (2%) | |
| 65–69 years | 8·3 (<1%) | 61·2 (1%) | 17·5 (2%) | 8·1 (1%) | 8·6 (2%) | 0·6 (2%) | 104·3 (1%) | |
| ≥70 years | 11·3 (<1%) | 92·1 (2%) | 39·4 (5%) | 14·5 (2%) | 17·4 (5%) | 1·4 (3%) | 176·1 (2%) | |
| All ages | 176·4 (13%) | 792·6 (17%) | 158·4 (21%) | 102·0 (16%) | 71·6 (19%) | 7·3 (17%) | 1308·2 (17%) | |
| Multiple (two or more) conditions | ||||||||
| <15 years | 1·3 (<1%) | 2·8 (<1%) | 0·2 (<1%) | 0·3 (<1%) | 0·1 (<1%) | 0·0 (<1%) | 4·6 (<1%) | |
| 15–49 years | 14·1 (1%) | 55·1 (1%) | 7·9 (1%) | 6·9 (1%) | 3·2 (<1%) | 0·4 (1%) | 87·7 (1%) | |
| 50–54 years | 3·8 (<1%) | 23·3 (<1%) | 4·0 (<1%) | 2·9 (<1%) | 1·9 (<1%) | 0·2 (<1%) | 36·0 (<1%) | |
| 55–59 years | 4·3 (<1%) | 27·1 (<1%) | 6·0 (<1%) | 3·7 (<1%) | 3·0 (<1%) | 0·2 (<1%) | 44·3 (<1%) | |
| 60–64 years | 4·6 (<1%) | 29·8 (<1%) | 8·0 (1%) | 4·1 (<1%) | 4·0 (1%) | 0·3 (<1%) | 50·8 (<1%) | |
| 65–69 years | 4·5 (<1%) | 33·1 (<1%) | 9·5 (1%) | 4·4 (<1%) | 4·6 (1%) | 0·3 (<1%) | 56·4 (<1%) | |
| ≥70 years | 9·3 (<1%) | 80·6 (2%) | 37·1 (5%) | 13·2 (2%) | 16·0 (4%) | 1·3 (3%) | 157·6 (2%) | |
| All ages | 41·9 (3%) | 251·8 (5%) | 72·7 (10%) | 35·5 (5%) | 32·8 (9%) | 2·8 (7%) | 437·4 (6%) | |
| Population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 | ||||||||
| People with at least one condition (all ages), assuming no age-based threshold | 218·3 (16%) | 1044·4 (23%) | 231·0 (31%) | 137·4 (21%) | 104·4 (28%) | 10·1 (24%) | 1745·6 (22%) | |
| Older people with no conditions* | ||||||||
| ≥50 years | 67·7 (5%) | 560·3 (12%) | 124·6 (17%) | 71·5 (11%) | 52·7 (14%) | 5·5 (13%) | 882·3 (11%) | |
| ≥55 years | 42·9 (3%) | 375·9 (8%) | 91·2 (12%) | 48·7 (7%) | 38·2 (10%) | 4·0 (9%) | 600·8 (8%) | |
| ≥60 years | 25·2 (2%) | 239·1 (5%) | 61·8 (8%) | 30·7 (5%) | 25·3 (7%) | 2·6 (6%) | 384·8 (5%) | |
| ≥65 years | 13·6 (1%) | 143·2 (3%) | 39·3 (5%) | 18·2 (3%) | 15·3 (4%) | 1·6 (4%) | 231·2 (3%) | |
| ≥70 years | 6·6 (<1%) | 73·8 (2%) | 23·2 (3%) | 9·9 (2%) | 8·5 (2%) | 1·0 (2%) | 122·9 (2%) | |
| People with at least one condition plus older people with no conditions* | ||||||||
| ≥50 years | 286·0 (21%) | 1604·7 (35%) | 355·7 (48%) | 209·0 (32%) | 157·1 (43%) | 15·6 (37%) | 2627·9 (34%) | |
| ≥55 years | 261·2 (20%) | 1420·4 (31%) | 322·3 (43%) | 186·1 (29%) | 142·6 (39%) | 14·0 (34%) | 2346·5 (30%) | |
| ≥60 years | 243·5 (18%) | 1283·5 (28%) | 292·8 (39%) | 168·1 (26%) | 129·7 (35%) | 12·7 (30%) | 2130·4 (27%) | |
| ≥65 years | 231·9 (17%) | 1187·7 (26%) | 270·3 (36%) | 155·6 (24%) | 119·7 (32%) | 11·7 (28%) | 1976·8 (25%) | |
| ≥70 years | 224·9 (17%) | 1118·2 (24%) | 254·2 (34%) | 147·3 (23%) | 112·9 (31%) | 11·0 (26%) | 1868·6 (24%) | |
Data are number of individuals in millions (percentage of total population of the region).
*
Older people with no conditions could be considered at increased risk by virtue of age alone.