Paris: Here are 10 key numbers from the COVID-19 pandemic:
6.8 million dead
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 27, since early 2020, more than 6.8 million deaths from COVID-19 have been officially recorded, out of 752 million cases worldwide.
However, the United Nations Health Organization considers these figures to be very low, saying that the actual number may be two to three times higher.
13 billion jobs
According to our World in Data (OWID) on January 30, approximately 13.25 billion anti-Covid vaccine shots have been administered worldwide.
While 69.4 percent of the world’s population receives at least one meal, only 26.4 percent do so in low-income countries.
Six out of 10 in lockdown
At the height of the first wave of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, more than 4.5 billion people in 110 countries or territories were forced or told to stay at home to fight the spread of the virus, according to a report. AFP Count on April 17, 2020.
It represents about 60% of the world’s population.
Eight out of 10 school children at home
On April 20, 2020, schools and universities were closed in 151 countries, affecting 1.29 billion young people, or 81.8 percent of school children and students worldwide, according to UNESCO.
Hundreds of billions of masks
On public transport, in schools, in shops and even outdoors, masks have become the most symbolic equipment of the pandemic.
According to China Customs statistics, from March to the end of December 2020, China alone exported 224 billion masks to the world.
Global GDP fell by 3.1 percent
By halting activity in several economic sectors, the pandemic led to a 3.1 percent drop in global gross domestic product in 2020, according to the World Bank. In comparison, GDP fell by 1.3 percent during the subprime crisis in 2009.
GDP then rebounded to 5.9 percent globally in 2021.
135 million jobs lost.
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the pandemic has had a huge impact on employment, with 135 million jobs lost in 2020. Although the situation has begun to improve, 56 million more people are out of work in 2022 than before the pandemic, and an estimated 37 million are expected to remain so in 2023.
60% fewer air passengers
Air travel has been hit hard by the pandemic with its lockdown and border closures. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), in 2020, passenger numbers will more than halve, down 60 percent from 2019. The aviation industry is yet to fully recover.
The number of passengers in 2022 is expected to decrease by 27 to 29 percent compared to 2019.
5.2% less carbon emissions
According to the Global Carbon Project (GCP) in November 2022, carbon emissions fell by a record 5.2 percent in 2020.
This was not enough to stop global warming and its effects. The decline occurred over a short period of time. Emissions are expected to reach record levels in 2022.
A quarter more depression
According to the WHO in March 2022, worldwide cases of anxiety and depression increased by 25% in the first year of the epidemic.
Blaming the unprecedented stress caused by social isolation during the pandemic, he said the youth and women were the worst affected.