[rohan1024]

Is this the reason that countries closer to equator are suffering less than those away from it?

[AnthonyMouse]

There are a ton of confounders there. Most of those countries have younger populations. The outdoor temperature is higher there. They have different economies and population densities.

Or it could be Vitamin D, at least in part. To know the answer somebody has to actually do the science.

[ketamine__]

Suffering less?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronaviru...

[Frost1x]

Are they? That would be an interesting spatial data plot to see.

[elorant]

Greece is close to the equator and during November we have had the highest rate of deaths among all EU countries. So I doubt this is the only factor in play.

[kec]

Greece is around 37ºN, roughly the same as San Francisco. I wouldn't call that equatorial.

[voisin]

Older population, no? Study this week showed 90% of the difference among country-level outcomes can be explained by population age distribution.