The above maps are reveal somewhat of a overal corelation, though they does not necessarily mean causation, and the statistics ithese are based upon suffer from poor reporting in rural areas and impoverished locations. Also, such aspects as average age, general health, medicines, population density, climate, mobility, heath care, social characteristics and more must be weighed as affecting Covid lethality rates.
The graphics above reveal an overall correlation between obesity and Covid death rates, though this does not establish causation. Such aspects as average age, general health, population density, climate, mobility, heath care, medicine, social characteristics and more must be weighed as affecting Covid lethality rates. In addition, the statistics these graphics are based upon suffer from poor reporting in rural areas and impoverished locations.
Obesity:
My first thought was that maybe people at higher latitudes are less active, as they are remaining indoors to keep warm. On the other hand, when it’s very hot, people are lethargic.
My second thought was maybe it’s an evolutionary adaptation: people at higher latitudes have more fat to keep warm.
My third thought was that much of the world’s wealth is in Europe and North America, so at higher latitudes. Maybe, while remaining indoors, the people are inventing things which create wealth, resulting in them overeating.
It must be quite a challenge to disentangle all these competing factors.
