Uncommon truths - Has Africa sidestepped the pandemic?
When Covid-19 was turning into a global pandemic, it was commonly supposed that poor countries would suffer the worst consequences and that, among regions, Africa was the most vulnerable. Well, it hasn’t quite turned out that way, at least judging by Covid infection and mortality data.
As of 7 April 2021, Africa had recorded roughly 4.3 million cases of Covid-19 and 114,432 deaths (according to our aggregation across the 54 nations of Africa). To put that into perspective, the Covid death toll in the UK was 126,882 (with 5% of the population of Africa). So, at first sight, Africa has avoided the worst of the pandemic.
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