As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available, governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populations. However, problematically, tracking data for most low- and middle-income countries are only available at the national level. To support the COVID-19 relief effort, GCAN was commissioned to develop a subnational dataset of key COVID-19 risk indicators and potential risk hotspots. Based on patient data compiled and analyzed worldwide, the science community's consensus is that key COVID-19 risk factors include age, sex, and obesity. Being old, male, and obese increases both vulnerability to infection and the likelihood of negative outcomes. Based on each indicator's COVID-19 death hazard ratio, a composite index for the second-level subnational administrative units was constructed using exploratory factor analysis. Each Country Factsheet presents the maps of each indicator and the composite index resulting in hotspots.

Bangladesh - Ethiopia - Ghana - Guatemala - Honduras  - Kenya  - Mali - Nepal - Niger - Nigeria - Senegal -  Uganda