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Global Vaccine Impact: 50 Years of Lives Saved
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Estimates the monumental global impact of vaccination programmes over the past five decades. The data quantifies the approximately 150 million children’s lives saved worldwide due to immunisation efforts. The figures highlight that vaccination against measles has had the largest effect, accounting for more than 60 per cent of the total lives saved (94 million), and stem from a major new international study. This dataset offers a detailed breakdown of lives saved by specific disease and geographical region.
Columns
- Entity (country): Specifies the geographical region (e.g., WHO regions) relevant to the record. (7 unique values)
- Year (year): Indicates the reference or reporting year for the cumulative estimates (e.g., 2024).
- Diphtheria (diph): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Diphtheria vaccination.
- Hepatitis B (B): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Hepatitis B vaccination.
- Measles (measles): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Measles vaccination.
- Polio (polio): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Polio vaccination.
- Rubella (rube): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Rubella vaccination.
- Tetanus (teta): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Tetanus vaccination.
- Tuberculosis (tuber): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Tuberculosis vaccination.
- Yellow fever (fever): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Yellow fever vaccination.
- Whooping cough (Pertussis): Estimated total number of lives saved due to Pertussis vaccination.
- Total: The cumulative number of lives saved across all tracked diseases (Maximum value 154 million).
- Streptococcus pneumoniae: Estimated total number of lives saved due to S. pneumoniae vaccination.
- Rotavirus: Estimated total number of lives saved due to Rotavirus vaccination.
- Neisseria meningitidis A: Estimated total number of lives saved due to Meningitis A vaccination.
- Japanese encephalitis: Estimated total number of lives saved due to Japanese encephalitis vaccination.
- Haemophilus influenzae type B: Estimated total number of lives saved due to H. influenzae type B vaccination.
Distribution
The information is available in a CSV file format, named
lives-saved-vaccines new.csv. The file has a small size of 1.04 kB. The structure consists of 17 columns and 7 records/rows. The data is expected to be updated annually.Usage
This data is ideal for epidemiological studies and public health policy analysis. It enables researchers to model success rates of immunisation programmes and quantify the socioeconomic value of widespread vaccine access. It provides powerful evidence for advocacy related to sustained public health funding and international health intervention evaluation.
Coverage
The data spans a 50-year period, detailing cumulative estimates reported up to the year 2024. The geographic scope is global, broken down by regions, demonstrating significant positive outcomes across all major areas, including over 50 million lives saved in Africa and 38 million in Southeast Asia.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Public health researchers: For detailed analysis of global mortality reduction trends.
- Policy makers: To inform governmental strategies regarding childhood immunisation and disease eradication targets.
- Data journalists: For creating impactful visualisations demonstrating medical progress and large-scale humanitarian success.
- NGOs and Global Development Organisations: For measuring and justifying the success of health-related development efforts.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Vaccine Impact: 50 Years of Lives Saved
- Immunisation Success: Lives Saved by Disease and Region
- 150 Million Children Saved by Vaccination
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