Health Intelligence

From public health perspective it is relevant not only to have information on the magnitude and distribution of mortality but also on the leading causes of deaths in population and how these are changing over time. This article focuses on this specific subject, providing information on the leading causes of deaths in the world and how these are changing from 1990 to 2010.

This article serves just to introduce the makeover of the data visualization published as part of the article "Infant Mortality Rate in the World: Magnitude, Inequities and Trend". This data visualization makeover was submitted to the Elite 8 Viz Makeover Contest from tableau Software. See more inside.

The Gender Inequality Index (GII) provides insights into gender disparities in health, empowerment and labour market in 146 countries. It can be useful to help governments, organizations and the general public understand the ramifications of gaps between women and men.
This article highlights the global overview of the situation, distribution and trends of the GII in the World.

This is the tour of Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors Study 2010, presented by Dr. Chris Murray, Director of Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation unveiling new data visualizations for identifying health challenges, explore and analyze global, regional and national health evidence and supporting developing policies, decision making and keep inform the general public.