Observations

Q1 2026: 19.89032

Updated: May 7, 2026 4:16 PM CDT

Units:

Index,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Discussion About Pandemics Index for Australia	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Source

Ahir, Hites	2020-04-30	2026-05-07
Bloom, Nick	2020-04-30	2026-05-07
Furceri, Davide	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Release

World Uncertainty Index	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Units

Index	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Frequency

Quarterly	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Notes

The index of discussion about pandemics is constructed by counting the number of times a word related to pandemics is mentioned in the Economist Intelligence Unit country reports. Specifically, the index is the percent of the words related to pandemic episodes in EIU country reports, multiplied by 1,000. A higher number means higher discussion about pandemics and vice versa. Please see Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom and Davide Furceri (2018), 'The World Uncertainty Index' (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3275033) for additional explanation.	2020-04-30	2026-05-07

Release Tables

World Uncertainty Index