Table 2.
COVID-19 infection and mortality rates and other confounding variables among 24 Asian countries.
| Country | COVID-19 infections/1 M populationa | COVID-19 mortalities/1 M populationa | Median age of population | Prevalence of DM (%) | Prevalence of obesity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 53679 | 203 | 32.9 | 9 | 29 |
| Bangladesh | 3108 | 46 | 27.9 | 8 | 3 |
| Brunei | 357 | 7 | 31.1 | 9 | 15 |
| China | 60 | 3 | 38.4 | 9 | 7 |
| India | 7429 | 108 | 28.7 | 8 | 4 |
| Iran | 14567 | 655 | 31.7 | 10 | 26 |
| Iraq | 14658 | 315 | 21.2 | 13 | 27 |
| Japan | 1856 | 27 | 48.6 | 10 | 4 |
| Jordan | 28843 | 376 | 23.5 | 13 | 33 |
| Kazakhstan | 8230 | 120 | 31.6 | 12 | 21 |
| Kuwait | 35066 | 218 | 29.7 | 15 | 37 |
| Lebanon | 27003 | 217 | 33.7 | 13 | 31 |
| Malaysia | 3533 | 15 | 29.2 | 10 | 15 |
| Mongolia | 369 | 0.3 | 29.8 | 10 | 20 |
| Nepal | 8878 | 63 | 25.3 | 9 | 4 |
| Oman | 24919 | 290 | 26.2 | 8 | 23 |
| Pakistan | 2162 | 46 | 22.0 | 10 | 8 |
| Qatar | 51301 | 87 | 33.7 | 13 | 34 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10342 | 178 | 30.8 | 14 | 35 |
| Singapore | 9982 | 5 | 35.6 | 9 | 7 |
| Thailand | 102 | 0.9 | 39.0 | 10 | 11 |
| Turkey | 26,190 | 249 | 32.2 | 13 | 32 |
| UAE | 21,072 | 67 | 38.4 | 8 | 30 |
| Vietnam | 15 | 0.4 | 31.9 | 5 | 2 |
a
As of December 31st, 2020; DM: Diabetes mellitus; M: Million.