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My two worries are:
– That this correlation is do a large extent due to the very limited testing in poor countries.
– That this correlation will soon be the other way around and poor countries will have the highest rate of cases.
[source: http://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data]
![My two worries are:– That this correlation is do a large extent due to the very limited testing in poor countries.– That this correlation will soon be the other way around and poor countries will have the highest rate of cases.[source: http://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVTzh1XXkAAy_gg.jpg "My two worries are:– That this correlation is do a large extent due to the very limited testing in poor countries.– That this correlation will soon be the other way around and poor countries will have the highest rate of cases.[source: http://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data]")
– That this correlation is do a large extent due to the very limited testing in poor countries.
– That this correlation will soon be the other way around and poor countries will have the highest rate of cases.
[source: http://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data]
For the second worry one point to consider is the very strong correlation between GDP per capita and the disease burden from infectious diseases – shown in red in the chart below.
[from our paper https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/33/suppl_1/i14/2996762]
![For the second worry one point to consider is the very strong correlation between GDP per capita and the disease burden from infectious diseases – shown in red in the chart below.[from our paper https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/33/suppl_1/i14/2996762]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVT3TP4XYAAQ4Zn.png "For the second worry one point to consider is the very strong correlation between GDP per capita and the disease burden from infectious diseases – shown in red in the chart below.[from our paper https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/33/suppl_1/i14/2996762]")
[from our paper https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/33/suppl_1/i14/2996762]
For the other point – testing is often low in poor countries – you can explore our dataset on COVID-19 testing here http://ourworldindata.org/covid-testing
Here is a comparison of the testing rate across some countries.
Here is a comparison of the testing rate across some countries.
