Table 2

Economic impact of pre-COVID-19 pandemics

SARS I – unemployment rate2001200220032004
Canada7.227.677.587.16
OECD6.336.907.086.95
2009 flu pandemic – unemployment rate2007200820092010
Mexico3.653.905.385.33
Canada6.036.158.358.02
OECD5.635.968.168.35
SARS II – MERS – Unemployment rate2011201220132014
OECD7.987.977.927.36
Ebola virus I – Unemployment rate2012201320142015
West Africa24.8724.7325.0725.34

Source(s): IMF, 2020; OECD, 2020 

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