Public expenditure per capita vs. Covid-10 death rate

A group of wealthy localities located in Chile (2), Uruguay (2) and Mexico(1) with higher per capita public spending had lower rates of Covid-19 deaths.

*For the classification as poor or rich, different indicators were used (Human Development Index, Monetary Poverty, among others).
Chart: Red de Periodistas de América Latina para la Transparencia y la Anticorrupción (PALTA) Source: Prepared by the authors based on the transparency portals of each country. Get the data