
The COVID-19 Sex-Disaggregated Data Tracker is the world’s largest database of sex-disaggregated data on COVID-19. It is produced by Global Health 50/50, the African Population and Health Research Center and the International Center for Research on Women. Together, we are investigating what roles sex and gender are playing in the outbreak, building the evidence base of what works to tackle gender disparities in health outcomes, and advocating for effective gender-responsive approaches to COVID-19.
Understanding the role sex and gender are playing in the covid-19 outbreak is essential to building an effective, equitable response to the pandemic. This tracker presents the sex-disaggregated data being reported by governments. Despite clear gender differences in COVID-19 health outcomes, not all governments are reporting data separately by women and men.
Differences in women’s and men’s bodies due to their sex (biology) is playing a role in people’s risk of illness and death due to COVID-19. To attribute gender differences in COVID-19 outcomes solely to biology however ignores the role that social environments, structures and norms are playing, and obscures the actions that can be taken to address these drivers.
Further, sex-disaggregated COVID-19 data does not report or account for gender identity, therefore data are absent on the impact of COVID-19 on transgender and non-binary people. Some efforts are in place to redress this gap. Without this information, the specific health care needs of people with diverse gender identities cannot be identified, the health disparities they experience cannot be addressed, and important health care services may not be delivered.
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...Cases | Across 131 countries |
...there are 10 ...there are 10 Cases in men
![]() Cases in men |
...Hospitalisations | Across 24 countries |
...there are 11 ...there are 11 Hospitalisations in men
![]() Hospitalisations in men |
...ICU admissions | Across 18 countries |
...there are 19 ...there are 19 ICU admissions in men
![]() ICU admissions in men |
...Deaths | Across 102 countries |
...there are 13 ...there are 13 Deaths in men
![]() Deaths in men |
...Confirmed cases that have died | Across 90 countries |
...there are 15 ...there are 15 Confirmed cases that have died in men
![]() Confirmed cases that have died in men |
Our dataset offers the most comprehensive country-level reporting of sex-disaggregated data. It is used by researchers, media, UN organisations and advocates to inform our global understanding of who is at risk along the pathway of infection through to severe illness and death, as well as to encourage countries to prioritise reporting of sex-disaggregated data as part of their COVID-19 response.
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The COVID-19 Sex-Disaggregated Data TrackerWe encourage you to join us in pushing policy-makers and health authorities to report sex-disaggregated data and design more gender-responsive COVID-19 approaches.
See our brief on why this data matters
If you think we’ve missed national sex-disaggregated data on COVID-19 in our tracker, please let us know at info@globalhealth5050.org.