Table 1.
Comparison of COVID19 in Algeria and Nigeria
| Algeria | Nigeria | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive cases* | 11,385 | 18,480 | 303,110 |
| Deaths* | 811 | 475 | 42,589 |
| Mortality rate* | 7.12 | 2.57 | 14.1 |
| CVD mortality burden‡ | 14.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 |
| Hypertension prevalence | 35.0 | 36.5 | 30.0 |
| BCG commencement year | 1935 | 1921 | – |
| Population size | 39.7 M | 182.2 M | 52.8 M |
| Life expectancy | 74.8 | 52.8 | 81.2 |
| Poverty | 23% | 46% | 20% |
*COVID-19 data as at 20 June 2020 obtained from https://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing#source-information-country-by-country. ‡Indicates probability of deaths due to CVD between ages 30–70 years as at 2012. Data source: WHF