Coronavirus death rates by country
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The case fatality rate of COVID-19 – the disease caused by the new coronavirus – varies widely by country, as governments enact varying intervention strategies and test their populations at different rates
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HIGHEST COVID-19 MORTALITY RATES

In countries with confirmed deaths and more than 1,000 cases

(as of Mar 17, 13:00GMT)

Italy  7.7%
Iran  5.6
China*  3.9
UK   3.6
Spain  3.4
France  2.2
United States 1.8
Netherlands  1.6
South Korea   0.9
Belgium   0.9
Switzerland   0.9
Sweden   0.6
Denmark  0.3 
Austria  0.2 
Germany  0.2 
Norway   0.2

*Mainland China and Hong Kong 012345678

Note: Death rates in all countries are constantly evolving as patients’ illnesses progress and as more people receive diagnoses
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Estimated worldwide mortality rate 3.4% (according to WHO)   
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Sources: Business Insider, Johns Hopkins University Picture: Getty Images
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