Table 1. Spearman’s rank-order correlations between variables.
| Variable | Total cases permillion | Total deaths per million | Population density | Median age | Aged 65 older | Aged 70 older | GDP per capita | Extreme poverty | Cardiovasc death rate | Diabetes prevalence | Female smokers | Male smokers |
| Total cases permillion | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| Total deaths per million | .870** | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| Population density | -.094 | -.167 | 1.000 | |||||||||
| Median age | .715** | .668** | .059 | 1.000 | ||||||||
| Aged 65 older | .538** | .501** | -.101 | .790** | 1.000 | |||||||
| Aged 70 older | .596** | .591** | -.093 | .773** | .952** | 1.000 | ||||||
| GDP per capita | .645** | .585** | -.137 | .656** | .517** | .566** | 1.000 | |||||
| Extreme poverty | -.636** | -.590** | -.002 | -.644** | -.551** | -.611** | -.740** | 1.000 | ||||
| Cardiovasc death rate | .025 | .124 | -.256 | -.024 | .112 | .064 | -.178 | .045 | 1.000 | |||
| Diabetes prevalence | .139 | .157 | -.069 | .452** | .529** | .502** | .342* | -.381* | .146 | 1.000 | ||
| Female smokers | .164 | -.112 | .000 | .134 | -.008 | .000 | .112 | .163 | -.262 | .073 | 1.000 | |
| Male smokers | .365* | .366* | -.220 | .403* | .401* | .431** | .412* | -.315 | .436** | .340* | .369* | 1.000 |
| Handwashing facilities | .392** | .340* | -.159 | .322* | .213 | .317* | .629** | -.475** | .024 | .109 | .056 | .317 |
| Hospital beds per thousand | .701** | .701** | .064 | .666** | .494** | .602** | .685** | -.623** | -.131 | .422** | .451* | .567** |
| Life expectancy | .447** | .413** | .139 | .599** | .521** | .592** | .442** | -.541** | -.204 | .296* | .017 | .249 |
| HDI | .661** | .572** | .026 | .707** | .529** | .611** | .879** | -.639** | -.199 | .347* | .183 | .434** |
| Recoveries per million | .977** | .846** | -.054 | .699** | .494** | .554** | .637** | -.645** | -.022 | .078 | .163 | .323 |
| Overall GHSI Score | .038 | -.024 | .337* | .115 | -.009 | -.048 | .034 | -.175 | -.198 | -.216 | -.029 | .038 |
| Prevention | .011 | -.027 | .232 | .102 | .085 | .041 | .079 | -.087 | -.107 | .024 | -.046 | -.072 |
| Early Detection & Reporting | -.043 | -.154 | .181 | .014 | -.145 | -.217 | -.025 | -.168 | -.120 | -.260 | .076 | .013 |
| Rapid Response | -.066 | -.009 | .284* | .030 | .015 | -.024 | -.098 | -.033 | -.047 | -.067 | -.106 | .059 |
| Sufficient and Rubust HS | .174 | .151 | .225 | .218 | .162 | .130 | .028 | -.203 | -.165 | -.050 | -.093 | .140 |
| Commitment | -.303* | -.314* | .192 | -.317* | -.290* | -.343* | -.308* | .302 | -.196 | -.294* | -.002 | -.266 |
| Overall Risk Environment | .619** | .536** | .216 | .627** | .478** | .557** | .727** | -.633** | -.278* | .063 | .186 | .452** |
| Variable | Handwashing facilities | Hospital beds per thousand | Life expectancy | HDI | Recoveries per million | Overall GHSI Score | Prevention | Early Detection & Reporting | Rapid Response | Sufficient & Rubust HS | Commitment | Overall Risk Environment |
| Total cases permillion | ||||||||||||
| Total deaths per million | ||||||||||||
| Population density | ||||||||||||
| Median age | ||||||||||||
| Aged 65 older | ||||||||||||
| Aged 70 older | ||||||||||||
| GDP per capita | ||||||||||||
| Extreme poverty | ||||||||||||
| Cardiovasc death rate | ||||||||||||
| Diabetes prevalence | ||||||||||||
| Female smokers | ||||||||||||
| Male smokers | ||||||||||||
| Handwashing facilities | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| Hospital beds per thousand | .275 | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| Life expectancy | .389** | .432** | 1.000 | |||||||||
| HDI | .624** | .751** | .620** | 1.000 | ||||||||
| Recoveries per million | .355* | .716** | .446** | .664** | 1.000 | |||||||
| Overall GHSI Score | .211 | -.215 | .149 | .161 | .073 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Prevention | .296 | -.198 | .189 | .183 | -.007 | .716** | 1.000 | |||||
| Early Detection & Reporting | .138 | -.239 | -.009 | .055 | .009 | .844** | .566** | 1.000 | ||||
| Rapid Response | .140 | -.231 | .055 | -.029 | -.089 | .758** | .508** | .486** | 1.000 | |||
| Sufficient and Rubust HS | -.034 | .047 | .227 | .132 | .167 | .636** | .499** | .423** | .476** | 1.000 | ||
| Commitment | -.015 | -.458** | -.201 | -.228 | -.255 | .567** | .248 | .405** | .422** | .173 | 1.000 | |
| Overall Risk Environment | .453** | .635** | .596** | .794** | .635** | .292* | .191 | .102 | .130 | .260 | -.165 | 1.000 |
** Significant correlation at p<0.0.1.
* Significant correlation at p<0.05.