Trends in COVID-19 prevalence and mortality: a year in review
arXiv:2102.01407 · doi:10.1016/j.physd.2021.132968
Abstract
This paper introduces new methods to study the changing dynamics of COVID-19 cases and deaths among the 50 worst-affected countries throughout 2020. First, we analyse the trajectories and turning points of rolling mortality rates to understand at which times the disease was most lethal. We demonstrate five characteristic classes of mortality rate trajectories and determine structural similarity in mortality trends over time. Next, we introduce a class of \emph{virulence matrices} to study the evolution of COVID-19 cases and deaths on a global scale. Finally, we introduce \emph{three-way inconsistency analysis} to determine anomalous countries with respect to three attributes: countries' COVID-19 cases, deaths and human development indices. We demonstrate the most anomalous countries across these three measures are Pakistan, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
Equal contribution. Substantial edits and more discussion relative to v1
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