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Comment
. 2021 Apr 16:9:642825.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.642825. eCollection 2021.

Commentary: COVID-19 Mortality: A Matter of Vulnerability Among Nations Facing Limited Margins of Adaptation

Roxane Borgès Da Silva  1   2   3 , Georges Borgès Da Silva  4
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Commentary: COVID-19 Mortality: A Matter of Vulnerability Among Nations Facing Limited Margins of Adaptation

Roxane Borgès Da Silva et al. Front Public Health. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; GDP per capita; demography; mortality rate; public health.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Relationship between GDP per capita and mortality rate per one million inhabitants, for 150 countries with populations of over one million.
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Relationship between GDP per capita and mortality rate per million inhabitants for 120 countries with more than one million inhabitant and a GDP per capita greater than $1,200.
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