Forecasting Covid-19 Mortality in Morocco

Abstract

In this study, the ANN approach was applied to analyze COVID-19 deaths in Morocco. The employed data covers the period 1 January 2020 to 20 April 2021 and the out-of-sample period ranges over the period 21 April to 31 August 2021. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate that the model is quite stable. The results of the study indicate that daily COVID-19 deaths in Morocco are likely to be less than 10 deaths over the out-of-sample period. Therefore there is need for the government of Morocco to ensure adherence to safety guidelines while continuing to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and encourage people to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Country : Zimbabwe

1 Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI2 Mr. Thabani NYONI3 Mr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHO

  1. ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  2. SAGIT Innovation Center, Harare, Zimbabwe
  3. Independent Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2021 pp. 437-442

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.506076

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