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  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health
  • Spatial Analysis

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis, necessitating an understanding of country-specific impacts and mortality risks.
  • Assessing the pandemic's effect requires comparing current mortality with pre-pandemic expectations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a multi-factor weighted spatial analysis of COVID-19 mortality risk across 153 countries.
  • To identify key demographic, economic, and health infrastructure indicators, alongside dynamic COVID-19 variables, that predict mortality risk.

Main Methods:

  • A linear regression model was employed using normalized COVID-19 mortality data from May 13, 2020, as the dependent variable.
  • Independent variables included static indicators (demographics, economy, health infrastructure) and dynamic indicators related to COVID-19.
  • The analysis assessed the predictive power of these indicators on global COVID-19 mortality risk.

Main Results:

  • Combined dynamic and static indicators demonstrated higher predictive power for COVID-19 mortality risk than static indicators alone.
  • As of May 13, 2020, most countries exhibited mortality risk levels similar to or lower than pre-pandemic levels.
  • The ratio of the elderly population was a strong predictor, particularly when considered with family structures.

Conclusions:

  • The elderly population ratio, combined with dynamic COVID-19 variables, emerged as more significant predictors of mortality risk than socio-economic and demographic factors.
  • Future research should explore additional data acquisition avenues for a more comprehensive understanding of COVID-19 mortality.
  • The study highlights the complex interplay of factors influencing COVID-19 outcomes globally.