Figure 2:
Male:female ratio of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases for all countries that reported sex-disaggregated data on Apr. 11, 2020, as a function of the country’s gender inequality per the 2017 United Nations Development report (estimate: 1.67 ± 0.32, R2 = 0.48, p < 0.001). COVID-19 data for the United Kingdom are represented only by Northern Ireland, as England, Scotland and Wales did not report sex-disaggregated data at the time of analysis. A higher Gender Inequality Index indicates higher inequality between men and women in a country, with women less empowered.