IHME Projections of World Regional Lives Lost to the Coronavirus by February 1, and Those Savable by Masking
The IHME World projections start with seven world regions. We will give the projected deaths from the Coronavirus by February 1, the lives savable by 95% masking, the future lives to be lost with present masking, the percent savable, and the present masking percent in that region. The table is ordered by the projected number of deaths in each region.
Region | Total Deaths | Savable Lives | Future Deaths | Percent Savable | Present Masking |
Europe, Central Asia | 806,668 | 319,811 | 544,012 | 58.8% | 53% |
Latin America, Caribbean | 528,965 | 31,427 | 143,507 | 21.9% | 78% |
North America | 423,650 | 88,979 | 251,097 | 35.4% | 69% |
South Asia | 388,797 | 147,917 | 265,723 | 55.7% | 60% |
North Africa, Middle East | 189,669 | 76,568 | 128,272 | 59.7% | 41% |
East Asia, Pacific | 101,855 | 25,277 | 75,083 | 33.7% | 67% |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 48,743 | 16,117 | 22,177 | 72.7% | 44% |
We note that with the larger amount of current masking, the smaller percentage of lives to be saved by further masking.