World Tetanus Status and Elimination Records

Columns

• Entity: The name of the country or geographic region represented in the record (e.g., Afghanistan).
• Code: The standard three-letter ISO code identifying the entity (e.g., AFG).
• Year: The calendar year for which the data was recorded, spanning from 1980 to 2021.
• Year of Maternal Neonatal Tetanus MNT elimination: The status of MNT within the entity for the given year, categorised primarily as 'eliminate' or 'endemic'.

Distribution

• Format: CSV
• File Name: Elimination Year v2.csv
• Size: Approximately 1.34 kB
• Structure: 4 columns and 44 records
• Update Frequency: Annually

Usage

• Public Health Analysis: monitoring the success of global vaccination campaigns and elimination strategies.
• Academic Research: studying the epidemiology of non-communicable infectious diseases.
• Policy Development: identifying regions requiring increased medical support and sanitation improvements.
• Data Visualisation: creating timelines and heat maps of disease eradication progress.

Coverage

• Geographic Scope: Global entities (44 unique values in the sample, including countries like Afghanistan).
• Time Range: 1980 to 2021.
• Demographic Scope: Focuses on maternal and neonatal populations susceptible to tetanus.

License

Who Can Use It

• Epidemiologists: evaluating long-term disease trends and vaccine efficacy.
• Health Economists: assessing the cost-benefit of elimination programmes.
• Medical Students: learning about global disease burden and prevention.
• Journalists: reporting on international health milestones and challenges.

Dataset Name Suggestions

• Global Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination Status
• Tetanus Disease Burden and Eradication Trends 1980-2021
• MNT Elimination Year Data by Country
• World Tetanus Status and Elimination Records

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