gm {r02pro}

Gapminder Global Health Data.

Description

A dataset of 239 countries worldwide with 33 sociodemographic and public health features, some of which are the same variable but measured in dichotomized genders.

Usage

gm

Format

A data frame with variables:

country

Country

year

the year of 2004

smoking_female

Percentage of female (over age 15) that smoke

smoking_male

Percentage of male (over age 15) that smoke

lungcancer_newcases_female

Number of new female cases of lung cancer in 100,000 residents, adjusting each country's age composition to the world population. Unit: person per 100,000 people

lungcancer_newcases_male

Number of new male cases of lung cancer in 100,000 residents, adjusting each country's age composition to the world population. Unit: person per 100,000 people

owid_edu_idx

OWID Education Index: Education index calculated based on Avg years of schooling, taking values 0 as minimum and 15 as maximum.

food_supply

Calories measures the energy content of the food. The required intake varies, but it is normally in the range of 1500-3000 kilocalories per day. Unit: kilocalories per person and day

average_daily_income

This is the average daily household per capita income or consumption expenditure from the survey expressed in 2011 PPP. Unit: $1,000

sanitation

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.

child_mortality

Death of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births. Unit: per 1000 live births

income_per_person

Gross domestic product per person adjusted for differences in purchasing power (in international $, fixed 2017 prices, PPP based on 2017 ICP). Unit: $1,000

HDI

Human Development Index. An index used to rank countries by the level of "human development" from three dimensions: health level, educational level, and living standard.

alcohol_male

Total alcohol consumption per capita, male, liters of pure alcohol, 15+ years of age.

alcohol_female

Total alcohol consumption per capita, female, liters of pure alcohol, 15+ years of age.

livercancer_newcases_male

Number of new male cases of liver cancer in 100,000 residents, adjusting each country's age composition to the world population. Unit: person per 100,000 people.

livercancer_newcases_female

Number of new female cases of liver cancer in 100,000 residents, adjusting each country's age composition to the world population. Unit: person per 100,000 people.

mortality_male

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults).

mortality_female

Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults).

cholesterol_fat_in_blood_male

The mean TC (Total Cholesterol) of the male population, counted in mmol per L.

cholesterol_fat_in_blood_female

The mean TC (Total Cholesterol) of the female population, counted in mmol per L.

continent

The continent that a country is part of

• Africa

• Americas

• Asia

• Europe

• Oceania

region

Sub specification of the region that a country belongs to

population

Total population of each country in 2004. Unit: 1,000 people

life_expectancy

The average number of years a newborn child would live if current mortality patterns were to stay the same. Unit: year

sugar

The quantity of food consumption of sugar and sweeteners per person. Unit: grams per person and day

BMI_female

The mean BMI (Body Mass Index) of the female population; this mean is calculated as if each country has the same age composition as the world population. Unit: Kilogram per square meter

BMI_female_group

Group according to BMI_female

• under_weight: < 18.5

• normal_weight: 18.5 - 24.9

• pre_obesity: 25.0 - 29.9

• obesity_class_I: 30.0 - 34.9

• obesity_class_II: 35.0 - 39.9

BMI_male

The mean BMI (Body Mass Index) of the male population; this mean is calculated as if each country has the same age composition as the world population. Unit: Kilogram per square meter

BMI_male_group

Group according to BMI_male

• under_weight: < 18.5

• normal_weight: 18.5 - 24.9

• pre_obesity: 25.0 - 29.9

• obesity_class_I: 30.0 - 34.9

• obesity_class_II: 35.0 - 39.9

health_spending

The sum of public and private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP. Unit: percent

GDP_per_capita

Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Unit: $1,000

HDI_category

Human Development Index categories

• Very high: HDI above 0.800

• High: HDI between 0.700 and 0.799

• Medium: HDI between 0.550–0.699

• Low: HDI below 0.549

Source

The original data comes from https://www.gapminder.org/data/. Some data cleaning was applied.