Pandemic preparedness improves national-level SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality data completeness: a cross-country ecologic analysis.

Jorge R LedesmaIrene PapanicolasMichael A StotoStavroula A ChrysanthopoulouChristopher R IsaacMark N LurieJennifer B Nuzzo

Published in: Population health metrics (2024)

Results support the pre-pandemic hypothesis that countries with greater pandemic preparedness capacities have larger SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality data completeness rates and lower COVID-19 disease burdens. More high-quality data of COVID-19 impact based on direct measurement are needed.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
electronic health record
public health
big data
cardiovascular events
risk factors
quality improvement