Global statistics for Wed. 4/15/20

The following table shows the fifteen countries most affected by the Covid-19 crisis based on cases per million citizens. Note that the U.S. had the highest percentage increase in deaths yesterday of those fifteen countries:

Pop. (millions)			Tested cases per million	Increase in cases (4/15)		Deaths per million	Increase in deaths (4/15)		New deaths (total, not per capita)
46.8		Spain	3,864	4%		402	3%		557
8.7		Switzerland	3,043	2%		143	6%		65
11.6		Belgium	2,897	8%		383	7%		283
60.5		Italy	2,732	2%		358	3%		578
4.9		Ireland	2,541	9%		90	9%		38
65.3		France	2,265	3%		263	9%		1,438
331.0		USA	1,946	5%		86	10%		2,482
10.2		Portugal	1,774	4%		59	6%		32
17.1		Netherlands	1,643	3%		183	6%		189
83.8		Germany	1,608	2%		45	9%		309
9.0		Austria	1,593	1%		44	2%		9
67.9		UK	1,451	5%		190	6%		761
8.7		Israel	1,444	4%		15	6%		7
2.9		Qatar	1,288	8%		2	0%		0
5.4		Norway	1,254	3%		28	8%		11

Math note: A consistent 10% daily increase would mean that the statistic being measured would double every week — in other words, if this rate continues, a week from today we will be seeing almost 5,000 U.S. deaths per day.

Context note: At a 10% daily growth rate, we’re only two days away from the daily number of U.S. Covid-19 deaths being greater than the total number of deaths on 9/11.

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Earlier version of table (sans final column):

Pop. (millions)			Cases per million	Increase in cases on 4/15		Deaths per million	Increase in deaths on 4/15
46.8		Spain	3,864	4%		402	3%
8.7		Switzrland	3,043	2%		143	6%
11.6		Belgium	2,7	8%		383	7%
60.5		Italy	2,732	2%		358	3%
4.9		Ireland	2,541	9%		90	9%
65.3		France	2,265	3%		263	9%
331.0		USA	1,946	5%		86	10%
10.2		Portugal	1,774	4%		59	6%
17.1		Netherlands	1,643	3%		183	6%
83.8		Germany	1,608	2%		45	9%
9.0		Austria	1,593	1%		44	2%
67.9		UK	1,451	5%		190	6%
8.7		Israel	1,444	4%		15	6%
2.9		Qatar	1,288	8%		2	0%
5.4		Norway	1,254	3%		28	8%