Data Visualizations

In 2000, 9.7 million children died before their 5th birthday. Between 2000 and 2017, global child death rates decreased significantly, saving millions of children. By 2017, the number of child deaths dropped to 5.4 million. Helping children survive and thrive is one of the most important global goals for health and development.

Explore patterns of lower respiratory infections across Africa from 2000 to 2017 with this interactive visualization tool. Compare prevalence, incidence, and mortality at multiple spatial scales and years, and search for specific areas to view local trends.

Explore local patterns of malaria prevalence, incidence, and mortality from 2000 to 2017 with this interactive visualization tool.

Explore patterns of global health financing flows from 1990 to 2050 in an updated tool. View trends in global health spending with interactive bar charts, maps, and line graphs. For the first time, see malaria spending estimates for endemic countries from 2000 to 2016, as well as estimates of China’s DAH disbursements.

See how China is progressing toward Millennium Development Goal 4 and 5 (MDG 4/5) at the subnational level by exploring and comparing province and county trends for under-5 mortality rates and maternal mortality ratio in China in the past two decades.

Analyze updated data about the world’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2017 in this interactive tool using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Compare causes and risks within a country (now at the US state-level), compare countries with regions or the world, and explore patterns and trends by country, age, and gender. 

Where do we have the best data on different health conditions? For any age group, see where various data sources have placed trends in causes of death over time. You can examine more than 250 causes in both adjusted and pre-adjusted numbers, rates, and percentages for 195 countries and territories.

With this tool, users can explore progress made toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Measure progress made by 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 toward 41 health-related indicators. See how countries have progressed over time. Share and download figures for later use.

Explore local patterns of diarrhea burden across Africa from 2000 to 2015 with this interactive visualization tool. Compare diarrheal prevalence, incidence, and mortality at multiple spatial scales – from values at the country level to estimates for individual districts and departments. Search for specific areas to view local trends, and share your findings with others. Observe temporal patterns of improvement, and examine the probability of achieving the WHO Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD) goals. 

With this interactive map, you can explore health trends in the United States at the county level for both sexes for cancer, 21 major causes of death, life expectancy, alcohol, smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical activity, and diabetes.

With this dynamic map visualization tool, explore local patterns in child stunting, wasting, and underweight within 51 African countries from 2000 to 2015. Observe trends at multiple spatial scales and search to view trends in specific countries and local areas. 

Analyze data about India’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2016 in this interactive tool. Use treemaps, maps, arrow diagrams, and other charts to compare causes and risks and explore patterns and trends by age and sex. Drill from a national view into specific details. Compare expected and observed trends. Watch how disease patterns have changed over time. See which causes of death and disability are having more impact and which are waning.