Indicators of population structure, healthcare capacity and health risk factors associated with an increase in the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19
| Cabo Verde | Comoros | Madagascar | Mauritius | STP | Seychelles | |
| Age and sex distribution | ||||||
| 0–14 years (% total population) | 31.2 % | 36.7 % | 38.9 % | 19.4 % | 39.8 % | 18.9 % |
| 15–24 years (% total population) | 21.8 % | 20.8 % | 20.1 % | 14.0 % | 21.6 % | 12.4 % |
| 25–54 years (% total population) | 37.3 % | 34.0 % | 33.0 % | 43.1 % | 31.6 % | 49.0 % |
| 55–64 years (% total population) | 4.5 % | 4.5 % | 4.6 % | 12.3 % | 4.2 % | 11.5 % |
| 65+years (% total population) | 5.2 % | 4.1 % | 3.5 % | 11.1 % | 2.9 % | 8.3 % |
| Ratio of males to females | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1 | 0.98 | 1 | 1.05 |
| Population structure | ||||||
| Population density (per sq km) | 137 | 457 | 46 | 624 | 224 | 212 |
| Urbanisation (% of population living in urban settings) | 66.2 % | 29.2 % | 37.9 % | 40.8 % | 73.6 % | 57.1 % |
| Healthcare capacity | ||||||
| #Doctors/1k inhabitants | 0.78 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 2.53 | 0.32 | 2.12 |
| #Nurses and Midwives/1k inhabitants | 1.30 | 0.63 | 0.15 | 3.52 | 1.92 | 8.08 |
| Available healthcare facilities | 167 health posts, 19 health centres, 3 district hospitals, 2 regional hospitals | 52 health posts (47 public), 12 health centres (10 public), 2 district hospitals, 2 provincial hospitals, 1 regional hospital | 1972 health posts (2435 public), 63 health centres (57 public), 76 district hospitals (30 public), 25 provincial hospitals (18 public), 6 regional hospitals | 110 health posts, 2 health centres, 2 district hospitals,5 provincial hospitals, 5 regional hospitals | 28 health posts, 4 health centres, no hospitals | 19 health posts (13 public), 5 health centres (4 public), 1 regional hospital |
| Density of health posts/100k inhabitants | 33.5 | 7.1 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 20.5 |
| Density of the health centres/100k inhabitants | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| Hospitals | 5 | 5 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Hospital beds/1 k inhabitants | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2018 | 5.4 % | 4.6 % | 4.8 % | 5.8 % | 6.3 % | 5.1 % |
| Health risk factors | ||||||
| Prevalence of obesity among adults* | 11.8 % | 7.8 % | 5.3 % | 10.8 % | 12.4 % | 14.0 % |
| Estimate of insufficient physical activity among adults 18+* | 19.7 % | 14.3 % | 17.2 % | 29.8 % | 15.5 % | 18.8 % |
| Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100k inhabitants) | 944.2 | 1378 | 1099 | 976 | 986.1 | 1178 |
| Probability of dying between the age of 30 and 70 due to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer or chronic respiratory disease | 17.4 % | 20.6 % | 26.0 % | 23.2 % | 21.0 % | 21.1 % |
*Age-standardised estimates.
DALY, disability-adjusted life year; STP, São Tomé e Príncipe.