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. 2022 Feb 5;9(3):ofac006. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac006

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Figure 3. — Quantitative changes (d) of location quotient (LQ) in percentage points (y-axis) over 2021 estimates (x-axis). The reference lines for zero difference (horizontal) and expected European Union mortality (vertical) create 4 quadrants: the right-upper quadrant for unfavorable profile, worsening in 2021 (LQ >1 and positive change); the right-lower quadrant for an unfavorable profile with improvement in 2021 (LQ >1 and negative change); the left-upper quadrant for favorable profile, worsening in 2021 (LQ <1 and positive change); the left-lower quadrant for a favorable profile with improvement in 2021 (LQ <1 and negative change). Country abbreviations: AUT, Austria; BEL, Belgium; BGR, Bulgaria; CYP, Cyprus; CZE, Czechia; DEU, Germany; DNK, Denmark; ESP, Spain; EST, Estonia; FIN, Finland; FRA, France; GRC, Greece; HUN, Hungary; HRV, Croatia; IRL, Ireland; ITA, Italy; LTU, Lithuania; LUX, Luxembourg; LVA, Latvia; MLT, Malta; NLD, Netherlands; POL, Poland; PRT, Portugal; ROM, Romania; SVK, Slovakia; SVN, Slovenia; SWE, Sweden.