R/covidData.R

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#' Our World in Data's COVID-19 dataset
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#' A dataset containing a collection of the COVID-19 data maintained by Our World in Data.  
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#' It is updated daily and includes data on confirmed cases, deaths, and testing, as well as other social and economic variables of potential interest, for all 210 countries across the world.
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#' @format A data frame with 47,116 observations and 43 variables:
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#' - **iso_code**: Country id given by Our World - ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 – three-letter country codes
#' - **continent**: Name of Continent of the geographical location
#' - **location**: Country's name
#' - **date**: Date of observation from the statistic measure (cases, deaths, tests...)
#' - **total_cases**: Accumulated total confirmed cases of COVID-19
#' - **new_cases**: Daily new positive confirmed cases of COVID-19
#' - **new_cases_smoothed**: Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (7-day smoothed)
#' - **total_deaths**: Total deaths attributed to COVID-19
#' - **new_deaths**: New deaths attributed to COVID-19
#' - **new_deaths_smoothed**: New deaths attributed to COVID-19 (7-day smoothed)
#' - **total_cases_per_million**: Daily positive COVID-19 new cases recorded in the date of the line
#' - **new_cases_per_million**:	New confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 1,000,000 people	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
#' - **new_cases_smoothed_per_million**:	New confirmed cases of COVID-19 (7-day smoothed) per 1,000,000 people	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
#' - **total_deaths_per_million**:	Total deaths attributed to COVID-19 per 1,000,000 people	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
#' - **new_deaths_per_million**:	New deaths attributed to COVID-19 per 1,000,000 people	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
#' - **new_deaths_smoothed_per_million**:	New deaths attributed to COVID-19 (7-day smoothed) per 1,000,000 people	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
#' - **total_tests**:	Total tests for COVID-19	National government reports
#' - **new_tests**:	New tests for COVID-19	National government reports
#' - **new_tests_smoothed**:	New tests for COVID-19 (7-day smoothed). For countries that don't report testing data on a daily basis, we assume that testing changed equally on a daily basis over any periods in which no data was reported. This produces a complete series of daily figures, which is then averaged over a rolling 7-day window	National government reports
#' - **total_tests_per_thousand**:	Total tests for COVID-19 per 1,000 people	National government reports
#' - **new_tests_per_thousand**:	New tests for COVID-19 per 1,000 people	National government reports
#' - **new_tests_smoothed_per_thousand**:	New tests for COVID-19 (7-day smoothed) per 1,000 people	National government reports
#' - **tests_per_case**:	Tests conducted per new confirmed case of COVID-19, given as a rolling 7-day average (this is the inverse of positive_rate)	National government reports
#' - **positive_rate**:	The share of COVID-19 tests that are positive, given as a rolling 7-day average (this is the inverse of tests_per_case)	National government reports
#' - **tests_units**:	Units used by the location to report its testing data	National government reports
#' - **stringency_index**:	Government Response Stringency Index: composite measure based on 9 response indicators including school closures, workplace closures, and travel bans, rescaled to a value from 0 to 100 (100 = strictest response)	Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, Blavatnik School of Government
#' - **population**:	Population in 2020	United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision
#' - **population_density**:	Number of people divided by land area, measured in square kilometers, most recent year available	World Bank – World Development Indicators, sourced from Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank estimates
#' - **median_age**:	Median age of the population, UN projection for 2020	UN Population Division, World Population Prospects, 2017 Revision
#' - **aged_65_older**:	Share of the population that is 65 years and older, most recent year available	World Bank – World Development Indicators, based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision
#' - **aged_70_older**:	Share of the population that is 70 years and older in 2015	United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017), World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision
#' - **gdp_per_capita**:	Gross domestic product at purchasing power parity (constant 2011 international dollars), most recent year available	World Bank – World Development Indicators, source from World Bank, International Comparison Program database
#' - **extreme_poverty**:	Share of the population living in extreme poverty, most recent year available since 2010	World Bank – World Development Indicators, sourced from World Bank Development Research Group
#' - **cardiovasc_death_rate**:	Death rate from cardiovascular disease in 2017 (annual number of deaths per 100,000 people)	Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network, Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Results
#' - **diabetes_prevalence**:	Diabetes prevalence (% of population aged 20 to 79) in 2017	World Bank – World Development Indicators, sourced from International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas
#' - **female_smokers**:	Share of women who smoke, most recent year available	World Bank – World Development Indicators, sourced from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository
#' - **male_smokers**:	Share of men who smoke, most recent year available	World Bank – World Development Indicators, sourced from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository
#' - **handwashing_facilities**:	Share of the population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, most recent year available	United Nations Statistics Division
#' - **hospital_beds_per_thousand**:	Hospital beds per 1,000 people, most recent year available since 2010	OECD, Eurostat, World Bank, national government records and other sources
#' - **life_expectancy**:	Life expectancy at birth in 2019	James C. Riley, Clio Infra, United Nations Population Division
#' - **human_development_index**:	Summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living#'
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#' @source [Our World in Data](https://github.com/owid/covid-19-data/tree/master/public/data)  
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