Gapminder Releases Video Analyzing Trends in Coronavirus Deaths
Gapminder has released the fourth video in its coronavirus series, challenging the perception that daily reports of increasing deaths are exclusively negative news. The analysis suggests that when examining weekly changes, even peak death rates may represent a drastic decline compared to earlier expectations. Produced by Anna Rosling Rönnlund and Ola Rosling, the content aims to provide a clearer perspective on pandemic trends by smoothing out data irregularities. The accompanying video, slides, and datasets are available for free download under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, allowing users to edit, redistribute, or use the materials provided proper attribution is given to Gapminder.org. The underlying data is sourced from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), downloaded on June 10, 2020. Gapminder notes that they have cleaned the data by reallocating sudden spikes in reported deaths, often caused by administrative backlogs from care homes or non-hospital settings, to earlier dates to prevent misleading impressions of sudden increases. This initiative highlights the importance of contextualizing statistical data to understand the true trajectory of the health crisis.
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Gapminder Releases Video Analyzing Trends in Coronavirus Deaths
Gapminder has released the fourth video in its coronavirus series, challenging the perception that daily reports of increasing deaths are exclusively negative news. The analysis suggests that when examining weekly changes, even peak death rates may represent a drastic decline compared to earlier expectations. Produced by Anna Rosling Rönnlund and Ola Rosling, the content aims to provide a clearer perspective on pandemic trends by smoothing out data irregularities. The accompanying video, slides, and datasets are available for free download under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, allowing users to edit, redistribute, or use the materials provided proper attribution is given to Gapminder.org. The underlying data is sourced from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), downloaded on June 10, 2020. Gapminder notes that they have cleaned the data by reallocating sudden spikes in reported deaths, often caused by administrative backlogs from care homes or non-hospital settings, to earlier dates to prevent misleading impressions of sudden increases. This initiative highlights the importance of contextualizing statistical data to understand the true trajectory of the health crisis.
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