Mean (SD) GHSI scores of countries exposed to one or more SARS cases in 2003 and matched control countries with no SARS cases
| GHSI total | Prevention | Detection and reporting | Rapid response | Health system | Compliance with international norms | Risk environment | |
| Countries that had any SARS cases (n=26) | 60.5 (11.7) | 56.0 (13.6) | 70.7 (19.1) | 58.5 (13.8) | 48.6 (13.2) | 60.5 (12.0) | 69.6 (11.7) |
| Matched countries that had no SARS cases | 52.3 (12.0) | 48.5 (14.3) | 56.3 (16.7) | 47.6 (12.9) | 42.0 (16.7) | 56.8 (11.5) | 66.1 (13.8) |
| Difference in GHSI score | +8.2 | +7.5 | +14.5 | +10.9 | +6.6 | +3.7 | +3.5 |
| P value | 0.0010 | 0.0122 | 0.0025 | 0.0016 | 0.0281 | 0.2454 | 0.0205 |
| Countries that had more than one SARS case (n=18) | 63.1 (12.0) | 58.5 (15.1) | 76.5 (15.8) | 60.1 (14.2) | 50.7 (13.8) | 63.4 (12.6) | 69.5 (12.1) |
| Matched countries that had no SARS cases | 49.3 (13.0) | 46.8 (15.3) | 50.5 (22.0) | 47.3 (13.3) | 39.2 (17.7) | 51.6 (10.0) | 64.1 (14.7) |
| Difference in GHSI score | +13.8 | +11.7 | +26.0 | +12.8 | +11.5 | +11.7 | +5.4 |
| P value | 0.0002 | 0.0070 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0075 | 0.0073 | 0.0089 |
Countries were matched globally by GDP per capita.
GDP, gross domestic product; GHSI, Global Health Security Index; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.