Cumulative Deaths from COVID-19 (image)

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Countries with the fastest rise in death were found to have high income inequality, low civic engagement and low confidence in government agencies. High social trust and group memberships also related to more deaths.

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Source: "The trouble with trust: Time-series analysis of social capital, income inequality, and COVID-19 deaths in 84 countries" by Frank Elgar, Anna Stefaniak, and Michael Wohl is published in Social Science & Medicine.

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