South American and European countries have recorded some of the world's worst death tolls

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Peru

Bulgaria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary

Montenegro

North Macedonia

Georgia

Czechia

Romania

Gibraltar

Guardian graphic. Source: Our World in Data. Data running to 20 December. Different countries' methodologies for counting Covid-19 deaths may differ from each other.