Table 4.

Correlation matrix.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1. excess mortality: year 1
2. excess mortality: year 2	0.63**
3. excess mortality: year 3	−0.52*	−0.25
4. COVID-19 deaths: year 1	0.96**	0.63**	−0.56*
5. COVID-19 deaths: year 2	0.78**	0.89**	−0.37	0.84**
6. COVID-19 deaths: year 3	−0.18	−0.09	0.31	−0.06	0.02
7. COVID-19 infections: year 1	0.90**	0.58*	−0.42	0.94**	0.77**	−0.03
8. COVID-19 infections: year 2	0.70**	0.82**	−0.42	0.69**	0.78**	−0.12	0.67**
9. COVID-19 infections: year 3	−0.72**	−0.63**	0.72**	−0.74**	−0.70**	0.36	−0.72**	−0.64**
10. strength of measures: year 1	0.17	0.05	0.10	0.27	0.15	0.09	0.24	0.20	0.06
11. strength of measures: year 2	0.10	0.25	−0.16	0.03	0.07	−0.17	−0.06	0.19	−0.32	−0.16
12. strength of measures: year 3	−0.09	−0.07	−0.11	−0.06	−0.16	0.15	−0.17	−0.10	0.01	−0.14	0.32
13. vaccination rate: year 2	−0.80**	−0.78**	0.66**	−0.81**	−0.80**	0.16	−0.70**	−0.80**	0.74**	−0.17	−0.24	0.04
14. vaccination rate: year 3	−0.82**	−0.81**	0.65**	−0.81**	−0.85**	0.30	−0.68**	−0.79**	0.74**	−0.13	−0.15	0.10	0.96**
15. gross domestic product	−0.19	−0.39	0.09	−0.09	−0.24	0.56*	0.01	−0.17	0.16	0	0.12	0.09	0.23	0.41
16. poverty rate	−0.11	−0.04	0.50*	−0.26	−0.19	−0.03	−0.08	−0.32	0.08	−0.40	0.21	−0.17	0.26	0.28	0.11
17. mean age	0.28	0.65**	−0.01	0.19	0.46	−0.36	0.04	0.37	−0.21	0.06	0.15	0.08	−0.37	−0.52*	−0.88**	−0.10
18. people in need of care	0.32	0.63**	0.13	0.21	0.44	−0.17	0.16	0.26	−0.18	−0.12	0.07	0.06	−0.36	−0.43	−0.76**	0.26	0.85**
19. trust in institutions	−0.64**	−0.38	0.59*	−0.61*	−0.43	0.48	−0.49	−0.46	0.60*	−0.42	−0.13	−0.06	0.72**	0.73**	0.37	0.25	−0.36	−0.26

N = 16, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05; bold correlation coefficients are significant.”