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. 2022 Feb 25;17(2):e0264455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264455

Table 2. Estimated basic reproduction number.

The estimated basic reproduction number for each country with 90% credible interval (CrI).

Region Country R0 estimate (90% CrI)
West Africa Nigeria 3.86 (3.61, 4.16)
Ghana 5.91 (5.22, 6.81)
Senegal 3.78 (3.16, 4.10)
Mali 3.98 (3.61, 4.43)
Southern Africa South Africa 7.02 (6.43, 7.76)
Zambia 2.59 (2.20, 3.10)
Namibia 2.37 (2.27, 2.49)
Malawi 2.16 (1.91, 2.47)
North Africa Egypt 4.46 (3.73, 5.34)
Tunisia 3.87 (3.65, 4.13)
Algeria 3.31 (3.19, 3.45)
Morocco 2.72 (2.48, 3.00)
East Africa Ethiopia 2.55 (2.37, 2.78)
Kenya 3.77 (3.49, 4.11)
Rwanda 4.04 (3.52, 4.72)
Sudan 1.98 (1.81, 2.16)
Central Africa Cameroon 3.74 (3.49, 4.02)
Chad 2.03 (1.81, 2.28)
Gabon 2.37 (2.16, 2.61)
Congo 2.54 (2.30, 2.85)
African Islands Madagascar 4.97 (4.22, 6.01)
Comoros 2.77 (2.45, 3.19)
Mauritius 9.66 (8.15, 11.75)
Cape Verde 2.50 (2.09, 2.43)