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Josep Cobarsí; Laura Calvet |
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Quantitative data about deaths due to COVID-19 and comparability between countries: An approach through the case of Spain |
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2021 |
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ISCRAM 2021 Conference Proceedings – 18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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Iscram 2021 |
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294-304 |
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COVID-19, Mortality data, Public health data, Crisis analytics, Health crisis, Open data sources |
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Mortality statistics tend to be inaccurate because of the imperfections related to individual deaths' recording. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought controversies regarding the quantification of deaths in many countries. Mainly, controversies were fueled by the sudden change of the criteria being applied, the limited testing and tracing capacities, and the collapse of the healthcare system. This work analyses the case of Spain, which constitutes one of the European countries with the highest number of cases and deaths during the 'first wave'. It provides a discussion about the coherence, traceability and limitations of quantitative data sources, as a basis to improve the quality of the data and its comparability between different countries and over time. Official data sources and non-official data sources are considered. Finally, suggestions of improvement and research needs are gathered, for the reliability of mortality data as a way to enhance learning and resilience for future crises. |
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |
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Virginia Tech |
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Blacksburg, VA (USA) |
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Anouck Adrot; Rob Grace; Kathleen Moore; Christopher W. Zobel |
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English |
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978-1-949373-61-5 |
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Data and Resilience: Opportunities and Challenges |
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18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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laura.calvet.linan@gmail.com |
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2334 |
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