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Table 1 Sources for demographic, meteorological, health and economic data utilized in the current analysis. Col 1, abbreviated variable name; col 2, variable description; col 3, variable domain; col 4, year for which variable data was obtained; col 5, web-link to the source of the variable data

From: Global-scale modeling of early factors and country-specific trajectories of COVID-19 incidence: a cross-sectional study of the first 6 months of the pandemic

Variable

Description

Domain

Data_Year

Source

D_Age_15_64y_2018

Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population in 2018. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Demographic

2018

data.worldbank.org

D_Pop_over65_2018

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population in 2018. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Demographic

2018

data.worldbank.org

D_Popden2018

Population density in 2018. Calculated from total population and land area

Demographic

2018

Calculated from total population and land area

E_Employ_agri_%totemp_2018

Employment in agriculture, male (% total male employment), based on International Labour Organization (ILO) estimate

Economic

2018

data.worldbank.org

E_Employ_ind_%totemp_2018

Employment in agriculture, male (% total male employment), based on International Labour Organization (ILO) estimate

Economic

2018

data.worldbank.org

E_Employ_serv_%totemp_2018

Employment in agriculture, male (% total male employment), based on International Labour Organization (ILO) estimate

Economic

2018

data.worldbank.org

E_Total_visitors2018

Number of total registered visitors in 2018. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.

Economic

2018

data.worldbank.org

E_Urban_pct2018

Percentage of urban living population. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Economic

2018

data.worldbank.org

G_Land_area_sqkm

Land area in square kilometers. Land area is a country’s total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Meterological

2016

data.worldbank.org

G_Rain_mm_Apr2016

Average rainfall in millimeters in April 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Rain_mm_Dec2016

Average rainfall in millimeters in December 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Rain_mm_Feb2016

Average rainfall in millimeters in February 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Rain_mm_Jan2016

Average rainfall in millimeters in January 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Rain_mm_Mar2016

Average rainfall in millimeters in March 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Temp_C_Apr2016

Average temperature in degrees Celsius in April 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Temp_C_Feb2016

Average temperature in degrees Celsius in February 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Temp_C_Jan2016

Average temperature in degrees Celsius in January 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

G_Temp_C_Mar2016

Average temperature in degrees Celsius in March 2016

Meterological

2016

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/download-data

H_covid_duration_9Apr

A calculated estimate between April 9, 2020 and the first day of reported COVID-19 case(s) in a country

Health

2020

calculated

H_DALY_CVD_70yrs

One Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is the equivalent of losing one year in good health because of either premature death or disease or disability. DALY estimates calculated per country by cardiovascular disease incidence for people aged 70 yrs. or more

Health

2016

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/global-health-estimates-leading-causes-of-dalys

H_DALY_CVD_all

One Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is the equivalent of losing one year in good health because of either premature death or disease or disability. DALY estimates calculated per country by cardiovascular disease incidence across all age groups

Health

2016

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/global-health-estimates-leading-causes-of-dalys

H_DALY_resp_70yrs

One Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is the equivalent of losing one year in good health because of either premature death or disease or disability. DALY estimates calculated per country by respiratory symptoms for people aged 70 yrs. or more

Health

2016

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/global-health-estimates-leading-causes-of-dalys

H_DALY_resp_all

One Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is the equivalent of losing one year in good health because of either premature death or disease or disability. DALY estimates calculated per country by respiratory symptoms for all age groups

Health

2016

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mortality-and-global-health-estimates/global-health-estimates-leading-causes-of-dalys

H_Diabetes2019

Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20–79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Health

2019

data.worldbank.org

H_Total_COVID_cases

Number of total reported COVID-19 cases per day per country

Health

Daily

https://covid19.who.int/