Health Policy
Explore datasets and visualisations related to current health policies of countries around the world. From health expenditure, to hospital beds, to the fertility and mortality rates, analyse the differences between governments' approaches.
Government health policy shapes the way we live, especially as it dictates both our access to healthcare and the quality of it. Analysing how government spending relates to the wellbeing of citizens as well as how it intersects with demographic changes allows us to be active members of the civic society and to have a better understanding of how government actions affect everyday lives.
The most important data in this subject area includes:
- Government health expenditure;
- The number of hospital beds;
- Disease incidence data, including HIV/AIDS and COVID-19;
- Suicide mortality rate
- Demographic statistics, including birth and death rates, fertility rates, and life expectancy at birth.
Data Usage
Health policy data can be used both for academic research and business, especially when utilised by data analysts and large consultancies. It can also be used to analyse and improve government policy. Some of the projects it can unlock insights for include:
- Assessing the effectiveness of government healthcare spending and resource allocation in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities;
- Analysing trends in disease incidence and mortality rates to identify priority areas for public health intervention and policy development;
- Examining the impact of health policy interventions on population health indicators such as birth rates, death rates, and life expectancy.
Where to go next
The data on health policy relates closely to our COVID-19 pandemic data repository. It also intersects with government expenditure data in general. Make sure to explore those subject areas to have all relevant information for your project.
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Evolution of historical incidence of HIV
Evolution of historical hospital beds
Distribution of the average birth rate by continent
Distribution of average birth rate by region
Countries historical self-employed workers per birth rate
Countries historical vulnerable employment per birth rate
Countries historical median age per birth rate
Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita
Evolution of historical health expenditure
Evolution of historical suicide rate
Evolution of historical birth rate
Countries historical fertility rate per birth rate
Countries historical life expectancy at birth per birth rate
Distribution of the average birth rate by region
Distribution of the average fertility rate by continent
Distribution of average fertility rate by region
Countries historical fertility rate per access to electricity
Evolution of historical fertility rate
Countries historical life expectancy at birth per fertility rate
Countries historical median age per fertility rate
Countries historical birth rate per access to electricity
Distribution of the average fertility rate by region
All birth rate, fertility rate, health expenditure per capita, and population by continent
All birth rate, fertility rate, health expenditure per capita, and population by country
All birth rate, fertility rate, health expenditure per capita, and population by region
Countries health expenditure per expense
Source
This subject is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
License
This content can be used under the CC BY 4.0 license