Proportion of global deaths
Low income
100%
Lower-
middle
income
4
75
2
1
50
Upper-
middle
income
3
25
High income
0
Apr 2020
Jul
Oct
Jan 2021
Apr
1. Europe’s high first-wave deaths meant the world’s wealthiest countries bore the biggest burden
2. Through the summer, the majority of deaths shifted to upper-middle countries like Brazil
3. High death rates in the UK and US meant that wealthy countries recorded the majority of deaths at the start of 2021
4. India is driving the rise in deaths in lower-middle income countries
Proportion of global deaths
Low income
100%
4
Lower-middle
income
1. Europe’s high first-wave deaths meant the world’s wealthiest countries bore the biggest burden
2. Through the summer, the majority of deaths shifted to upper-middle countries like Brazil
3. High death rates in the UK and US meant that wealthy countries recorded the majority of deaths at the start of 2021
4. India is driving the rise in deaths in lower-middle income countries
75
2
1
50
Upper-middle
income
3
25
High income
0
Apr 2020
Jul
Oct
Jan 2021
Apr