Pandemic dataset

The pandemic dataset includes annual data on pandemic death rates, GDP per capita, war incidence and tree ring growth for 33 countries over the period of 1252-2016

Download the data

[Alternative link]

The data is described in the paper GDP Effects of Pandemics: A Historical Perspective. The data section of the paper provides a general description, while the data sources are listed in the appendix.

Please cite as follows:

Stefański, M. (2022). GDP Effects of Pandemics: A Historical Perspective. Empirical Economics, 63 (6), 2949–2995.