Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic, health-related, and COVID-19-related characteristics of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru

Population^a

GDP per capita (USD)^a

GDP per capita (PPP, USD)^a

Population living in poverty (%)^b

Population living in extreme poverty (%)^b

Gini index^a

Disabled people (% of population)^c

Physicians (per 10,000 people)^d

Nurses and midwifes (per 10,000 people)^d

Hospital beds (per 10,000 people)^d

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)^e

Confirmed cases^f

Total COVID tests per 1000 people^g

Reported deaths^f

Total confirmed number of deaths per million people^g