A study released Wednesday by the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has found that Israel's coronavirus mortality rate is among the lowest in the world.
Gripped by a second COVID-19 outbreak, Israel is currently considered a "red country," meaning one with a high morbidity rate in ratio to the size of the population. But according to the study, the mortality rate is only 0.7%.
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Since the global pandemic hit the Jewish state in mid-March, Israel has recorded 68,769 cases. As of Wednesday, 497 people have died from the disease and 35,516 Israelis have recovered from it.
The Health Ministry said that 1,207 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours.
The dubious honor of topping Johns Hopkins' mortality chart went to Britain, where coronavirus mortality rate stands at 15.2%.
Mexico ranked second (11.1%), followed by Iran (5.5%) and Egypt (5%).
COVID-19 mortality in the US stands at 3.4% and in Russia – 1.6%, the study found.
"One of the most important ways to measure the burden of COVID-19 is mortality," the researchers noted in the study.
"Countries throughout the world have reported very different case fatality ratios – the number of deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases.
"Differences in mortality numbers can be caused by differences in the number of people tested: With more testing, more people with milder cases are identified. This lowers the case-fatality ratio.
"Demographics: For example, mortality tends to be higher in older populations.
"Characteristics of the healthcare system: For example, mortality may rise as hospitals become overwhelmed and have fewer resources."
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