Forecasting Covid-19 Mortality in the Republic of Iran
Abstract
In this study, the ANN approach was applied to
analyze COVID-19 mortality in Iran. 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 mortality
cases in Iran are likely to remain very high over the out-of-sample period.
Therefore there is need for the Republic of Iran to ensure adherence to safety
guidelines while continuing to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and
scaling up COVID-19 vaccination.
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