As of August 17, 2020, it was estimated that the case fatality rate for COVID-19 in Italy was around 14 percent. Case fatality rates are calculated by dividing the number of confirmed deaths by the number of confirmed cases. It is important to understand that the case fatality rate is not a good measure of the mortality risk of COVID-19. For a variety of reasons the case fatality rate varies over time and from country to country. Case fatality rates need to be interpreted with caution, especially when the total number of cases is not known, as is the current case with the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the development of the case fatality rates in select countries worldwide from February 25 to August 17, 2020.
Case fatality rates of COVID-19 in select countries worldwide from February 25 to August 17, 2020
Characteristic
Brazil
China
Germany
Italy
South Korea
United States
World
17-Aug
3.23%
5.26%
4.12%
13.94%
1.97%
3.15%
3.55%
16-Aug
3.23%
5.27%
4.13%
13.96%
1.99%
3.16%
3.57%
15-Aug
3.25%
5.27%
4.14%
13.94%
2.03%
3.17%
3.58%
14-Aug
3.27%
5.27%
4.17%
13.97%
2.05%
3.18%
3.6%
13-Aug
3.29%
5.27%
4.19%
13.99%
2.06%
3.19%
3.63%
12-Aug
3.31%
5.28%
4.21%
14.02%
2.07%
3.2%
3.65%
11-Aug
3.33%
5.28%
4.23%
14.04%
2.08%
3.21%
3.67%
10-Aug
3.33%
5.28%
4.25%
14.05%
2.09%
3.23%
3.68%
9-Aug
3.34%
5.28%
4.26%
14.08%
2.09%
3.25%
3.7%
8-Aug
3.36%
5.28%
4.27%
14.09%
2.09%
3.27%
3.72%
7-Aug
3.38%
5.29%
4.29%
14.12%
2.09%
3.28%
3.74%
6-Aug
3.4%
5.3%
4.31%
14.14%
2.08%
3.28%
3.76%
5-Aug
3.42%
5.3%
4.32%
14.16%
2.09%
3.29%
3.78%
4-Aug
3.44%
5.3%
4.33%
14.17%
2.09%
3.3%
3.8%
3-Aug
3.44%
5.31%
4.35%
14.17%
2.09%
3.32%
3.82%
2-Aug
3.46%
5.31%
4.36%
14.18%
2.1%
3.34%
3.84%
1-Aug
3.47%
5.32%
4.36%
14.2%
2.1%
3.36%
3.86%
31-Jul
3.5%
5.33%
4.38%
14.21%
2.1%
3.38%
3.89%
30-Jul
3.53%
5.34%
4.39%
14.24%
2.1%
3.4%
3.92%
29-Jul
3.57%
5.35%
4.41%
14.25%
2.11%
3.43%
3.95%
28-Jul
3.59%
5.37%
4.42%
14.26%
2.11%
3.45%
3.97%
27-Jul
3.6%
5.37%
4.43%
14.26%
2.11%
3.47%
3.99%
26-Jul
3.61%
5.39%
4.44%
14.28%
2.11%
3.51%
4.03%
25-Jul
3.64%
5.39%
4.45%
14.29%
2.11%
3.54%
4.06%
24-Jul
3.68%
5.4%
4.46%
14.3%
2.13%
3.58%
4.09%
23-Jul
3.72%
5.41%
4.48%
14.32%
2.13%
3.61%
4.1%
22-Jul
3.77%
5.42%
4.48%
14.33%
2.14%
3.64%
4.13%
21-Jul
3.78%
5.42%
4.49%
14.33%
2.14%
3.68%
4.15%
20-July
3.79%
5.43%
4.5%
14.34%
2.15%
3.72%
4.18%
19-July
3.8%
5.43%
4.51%
14.35%
2.15%
3.78%
4.22%
18-July
3.8%
5.44%
4.51%
14.36%
2.14%
3.82%
4.25%
17-July
3.81%
5.44%
4.52%
14.37%
2.14%
3.87%
4.28%
16-July
3.83%
5.45%
4.53%
14.37%
2.14%
3.93%
4.31%
15-July
3.85%
5.45%
4.54%
14.38%
2.13%
3.98%
4.35%
14-July
3.86%
5.45%
4.55%
14.38%
2.14%
4.03%
4.38%
13-July
3.87%
5.45%
4.56%
14.38%
2.14%
4.09%
4.41%
12-July
3.88%
5.46%
4.56%
14.39%
2.15%
4.15%
4.45%
11-July
3.91%
5.46%
4.56%
14.4%
2.15%
4.21%
4.49%
10-July
3.94%
5.46%
4.57%
14.41%
2.16%
4.27%
4.53%
9-July
3.97%
5.46%
4.57%
14.42%
2.16%
4.33%
4.57%
8-July
4%
5.47%
4.58%
14.42%
2.15%
4.39%
4.61%
7-July
4.03%
5.47%
4.58%
14.42%
2.16%
4.43%
4.64%
6-July
4.05%
5.47%
4.59%
14.43%
2.16%
4.5%
4.67%
5-July
4.08%
5.47%
4.59%
14.44%
2.16%
4.57%
4.72%
4-July
4.1%
5.47%
4.59%
14.44%
2.17%
4.63%
4.76%
3-July
4.13%
5.47%
4.6%
14.45%
2.17%
4.7%
4.8%
2-July
4.19%
5.47%
4.61%
14.45%
2.19%
4.77%
4.85%
1-July
4.25%
5.47%
4.61%
14.45%
2.19%
4.84%
4.9%
30-June
4.26%
5.47%
4.62%
14.45%
2.2%
4.87%
4.93%
29-June
4.29%
5.48%
4.62%
14.46%
2.21%
4.94%
4.97%
28-June
4.34%
5.48%
4.63%
14.46%
2.22%
5%
5.02%
27-June
4.39%
5.48%
4.63%
14.46%
2.23%
5.07%
5.07%
26-June
4.48%
5.48%
4.65%
14.47%
2.24%
5.14%
5.12%
25-June
4.53%
5.48%
4.65%
14.47%
2.24%
5.12%
5.15%
24-June
4.59%
5.48%
4.66%
14.52%
2.24%
5.17%
5.19%
23-June
4.63%
5.48%
4.66%
14.52%
2.25%
5.21%
5.22%
22-June
4.66%
5.49%
4.67%
14.52%
2.25%
5.26%
5.26%
21-June
4.68%
5.49%
4.68%
14.53%
2.25%
5.31%
5.29%
20-June
4.74%
5.49%
4.7%
14.52%
2.26%
5.36%
5.34%
19-June
4.88%
5.49%
4.71%
14.49%
2.28%
5.41%
5.4%
18-June
4.87%
5.49%
4.72%
14.48%
2.28%
5.44%
5.41%
17-June
4.9%
5.49%
4.72%
14.49%
2.29%
5.47%
5.46%
16-June
4.95%
5.5%
4.71%
14.48%
2.29%
5.49%
5.47%
15-June
4.99%
5.5%
4.71%
14.49%
2.29%
5.53%
5.51%
14-June
5.02%
5.5%
4.72%
14.49%
2.29%
5.56%
5.56%
13-June
5.05%
5.51%
4.72%
14.48%
2.3%
5.6%
5.6%
12-June
5.1%
5.51%
4.72%
14.47%
2.31%
5.63%
5.65%
11-June
5.14%
5.51%
4.72%
14.47%
2.31%
5.64%
5.69%
10-June
5.19%
5.51%
4.72%
14.45%
2.32%
5.66%
5.72%
9-June
5.25%
5.51%
4.72%
14.44%
2.31%
5.66%
5.75%
8-June
5.27%
5.51%
4.71%
14.43%
2.31%
5.69%
5.79%
7-June
5.34%
5.51%
4.71%
14.41%
2.32%
5.72%
5.84%
6-June
5.42%
5.51%
4.71%
14.4%
2.33%
5.75%
5.89%
5-June
5.53%
5.51%
4.7%
14.4%
2.34%
5.78%
5.94%
4-June
5.57%
5.51%
4.7%
14.37%
2.35%
5.79%
5.98%
3-June
5.62%
5.51%
4.69%
14.36%
2.36%
5.8%
6.01%
2-June
5.69%
5.51%
4.68%
14.35%
2.36%
5.81%
6.04%
1-June
5.69%
5.51%
4.68%
14.34%
2.36%
5.83%
6.09%
31-May
5.78%
5.51%
4.68%
14.33%
2.35%
5.86%
6.15%
30-May
5.99%
5.51%
4.68%
14.31%
2.35%
5.89%
6.21%
29-May
6.1%
5.51%
4.68%
14.3%
2.36%
5.9%
6.26%
28-May
6.22%
5.51%
4.68%
14.31%
2.37%
5.91%
6.31%
27-May
6.27%
5.51%
4.65%
14.29%
2.39%
5.88%
6.33%
26-May
6.26%
5.51%
4.64%
14.28%
2.4%
5.91%
6.37%
25-May
6.24%
5.52%
4.62%
14.26%
2.38%
5.95%
6.41%
24-May
6.34%
5.52%
4.63%
14.27%
2.38%
5.98%
6.5%
23-May
6.36%
5.52%
4.62%
14.26%
2.38%
6%
6.55%
22-May
6.46%
5.52%
4.61%
14.25%
2.37%
6%
6.59%
21-May
6.47%
5.52%
4.61%
14.22%
2.37%
6.02%
6.63%
20-May
6.62%
5.52%
4.6%
14.19%
2.37%
6.01%
6.67%
19-May
6.61%
5.52%
4.57%
14.17%
2.37%
5.99%
6.69%
18-May
6.69%
5.52%
4.54%
14.15%
2.38%
6.02%
6.75%
17-May
6.71%
5.52%
4.54%
14.13%
2.37%
6.05%
6.8%
16-May
6.79%
5.52%
4.54%
14.12%
2.37%
6.07%
6.85%
15-May
6.9%
5.52%
4.52%
14.06%
2.36%
6.06%
6.88%
14-May
6.96%
5.52%
4.48%
14.01%
2.37%
6.05%
6.91%
13-May
6.98%
5.52%
4.46%
13.97%
2.36%
6.01%
6.93%
12-May
6.84%
5.52%
4.42%
13.98%
2.36%
5.99%
6.93%
11-May
6.84%
5.52%
4.37%
13.95%
2.35%
5.98%
6.96%
10-May
6.81%
5.52%
4.37%
13.93%
2.35%
6.02%
7.01%
9-May
6.81%
5.52%
4.37%
13.91%
2.36%
6.01%
7.05%
8-May
6.77%
5.52%
4.34%
13.88%
2.37%
6.02%
7.08%
7-May
6.82%
5.52%
4.29%
13.84%
2.37%
5.98%
7.1%
6-May
6.9%
5.52%
4.24%
13.76%
2.36%
5.9%
7.11%
5-May
6.79%
5.52%
4.17%
13.72%
2.35%
5.84%
7.1%
4-May
6.95%
5.52%
4.1%
13.71%
2.33%
5.84%
7.14%
3-May
6.99%
5.52%
4.09%
13.72%
2.32%
5.86%
7.19%
2-May
6.91%
5.52%
4.07%
13.61%
2.32%
5.9%
7.22%
1-May
6.91%
5.52%
4.03%
13.61%
2.3%
5.89%
7.24%
30-Apr
6.99%
5.52%
3.95%
13.6%
2.29%
5.86%
7.26%
29-Apr
6.98%
5.52%
3.88%
13.58%
2.29%
5.76%
7.23%
28-Apr
6.83%
5.52%
3.78%
13.53%
2.27%
5.69%
7.19%
27-Apr
6.79%
5.53%
3.71%
13.48%
2.26%
5.68%
7.18%
26-Apr
6.86%
5.53%
3.66%
13.51%
2.26%
5.66%
7.25%
25-Apr
6.93%
5.53%
3.61%
13.46%
2.24%
5.73%
7.29%
24-Apr
6.69%
5.53%
3.54%
13.45%
2.24%
5.75%
7.29%
23-Apr
6.35%
5.53%
3.44%
13.39%
2.24%
5.55%
7.22%
22-Apr
6.36%
5.53%
3.35%
13.4%
2.23%
5.46%
7.17%
21-Apr
6.35%
5.53%
3.21%
13.31%
2.22%
5.4%
7.13%
20-Apr
6.37%
5.53%
3.11%
13.22%
2.21%
5.36%
7.12%
19-Apr
6.41%
5.53%
3.07%
13.2%
2.19%
5.29%
7.12%
18-Apr
6.36%
5.53%
2.99%
13.19%
2.18%
5.28%
7.09%
17-Apr
6.32%
5.54%
2.89%
13.12%
2.16%
4.96%
6.96%
16-Apr
6.13%
4.01%
2.74%
13.11%
2.16%
4.84%
6.83%
15-Apr
6.06%
4.01%
2.55%
12.97%
2.12%
4.28%
6.57%
14-Apr
5.67%
4.02%
2.37%
12.83%
2.1%
4.06%
6.43%
13-Apr
5.52%
4.02%
2.28%
12.73%
2.06%
3.97%
6.36%
12-Apr
5.42%
4.02%
2.22%
12.79%
2.04%
3.89%
6.31%
11-Apr
5.38%
4.03%
2.16%
12.77%
1.99%
3.74%
6.23%
10-Apr
5.27%
4.03%
2.09%
12.73%
1.99%
3.58%
6.14%
9-Apr
5.02%
4.03%
1.95%
12.67%
1.96%
3.43%
6.01%
8-Apr
4.86%
4.03%
1.8%
12.63%
1.93%
3.23%
5.9%
7-Apr
4.59%
4.03%
1.62%
12.47%
1.86%
2.98%
5.68%
6-Apr
4.37%
4.04%
1.5%
12.32%
1.81%
2.86%
5.58%
5-Apr
4.2%
4.04%
1.46%
12.33%
1.79%
2.72%
5.5%
4-Apr
3.96%
4.04%
1.35%
12.25%
1.74%
2.57%
5.35%
3-Apr
3.78%
4.03%
1.28%
12.08%
1.73%
2.47%
5.13%
2-Apr
3.53%
4.02%
1.19%
11.9%
1.69%
2.37%
5.02%
1-Apr
3.52%
4.02%
1.09%
11.75%
1.67%
2.15%
4.89%
31-Mar
3.47%
4.02%
0.94%
11.39%
1.67%
1.93%
4.77%
30-Mar
3.2%
4.02%
0.79%
11.04%
1.64%
1.75%
4.65%
29-Mar
2.92%
4.03%
0.74%
10.84%
1.59%
1.76%
4.57%
28-Mar
2.69%
4.03%
0.67%
10.56%
1.52%
1.63%
4.46%
27-Mar
2.64%
4.03%
0.6%
10.14%
1.49%
1.51%
4.36%
26-Mar
2.34%
4.03%
0.54%
10.09%
1.42%
1.52%
4.33%
25-Mar
2.09%
4.02%
0.47%
9.86%
1.38%
1.45%
4.26%
24-Mar
1.8%
4.02%
0.43%
9.51%
1.33%
1.27%
4.14%
23-Mar
1.62%
4.02%
0.38%
9.26%
1.26%
1.34%
4.14%
22-Mar
1.6%
4.01%
0.31%
9.01%
1.17%
1.27%
4.06%
21-Mar
1.22%
4.01%
0.25%
8.57%
1.17%
1.32%
3.95%
20-Mar
0.97%
4%
0.3%
8.3%
1.16%
1.05%
3.9%
19-Mar
0.93%
4%
0.16%
8.34%
1.06%
1.59%
3.97%
18-Mar
0.34%
4%
0.18%
7.95%
1.02%
1.68%
3.89%
17-Mar
0%
3.98%
0.22%
7.71%
0.97%
1.82%
3.81%
16-Mar
0%
3.97%
0.25%
7.55%
0.91%
1.83%
3.77%
15-Mar
0%
3.95%
0.21%
6.81%
0.92%
1.93%
3.59%
14-Mar
-
3.94%
0.16%
7.18%
0.89%
2.16%
3.64%
13-Mar
-
3.93%
0.21%
6.72%
0.84%
2.41%
3.6%
12-Mar
-
3.92%
0.19%
6.64%
0.84%
2.29%
3.59%
11-Mar
-
3.91%
0.15%
6.22%
0.77%
2.73%
3.55%
10-Mar
-
3.88%
0.18%
5.06%
0.72%
3.45%
3.47%
9-Mar
-
3.86%
-
4.96%
0.69%
3.79%
3.44%
8-Mar
-
3.83%
-
3.96%
0.7%
3.93%
3.36%
7-Mar
-
3.8%
-
4.25%
0.65%
4.14%
3.39%
6-Mar
-
3.77%
-
3.84%
0.67%
5.15%
3.43%
5-Mar
-
3.74%
-
3.46%
0.61%
6.92%
3.43%
4-Mar
-
3.71%
-
3.2%
0.6%
7.2%
3.43%
3-Mar
-
3.67%
-
2.55%
0.58%
5.83%
3.43%
2-Mar
-
3.64%
-
2.07%
0.52%
2.25%
3.42%
1-Mar
-
3.59%
-
2.57%
0.48%
1.45%
3.42%
29-Feb
-
3.58%
-
2.36%
0.55%
-
3.43%
28-Feb
-
3.53%
-
2.62%
0.64%
-
3.43%
27-Feb
-
3.49%
-
3%
0.75%
-
3.41%
26-Feb
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3.48%
-
3.42%
0.96%
-
3.41%
25-Feb
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3.43%
-
2.62%
0.9%
-
3.37%
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