Abstract:Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest challenges the world has faced during the last decades that has affected every aspect of human life. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the effects of the age composition of the countries on global mortality and the final outcome of the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This ecological observational study used the World Health Organization (WHO) reports for information on COVID-19 in 42 countries with more than 1000 formal COVID-19 reports. The correlati… Show more
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