Is this 1 type of event that occurs in all of the countries?
Separate the series for each country.
Obtain the auto and crosscorrelation functions.
Estimate the significant lags of the auto and cross correlations
Use the significant correlations to predict future occurrences.
Search the NEWSGROUP and ANSWERS using
greg significant correlations
greg significant lags
Hope this helps
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