Bahamas Health Indicators from WHO Global Observatory

Bahamas health data from the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory portal, covering over 35 public health categories. The dataset likely contains indicators for air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, child mortality, dementia, disease estimates, health financing, immunization, mental health, nutrition, road safety, and universal health coverage. It supports monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, particularly SDG 3 on health and well-being.

Use Cases

• Monitoring progress towards SDG Target 3.8 on universal health coverage based on reported indicators.
• Analyzing trends in noncommunicable diseases and mental health for the Bahamas.
• Comparing immunization coverage and vaccine-preventable disease rates over time.
• Assessing health system resources and workforce capacity from health financing and workforce data.
• Studying environmental health risks using indicators for air pollution and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

Strengths

• Sourced from the authoritative World Health Organization, a primary global health institution.
• Covers a wide scope of over 35 distinct public health categories and topics.
• Cross-platform presence on HDX indicates established use and importance for humanitarian and development contexts.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing, including specific column names, row counts, and file sizes.
• The listed last update date of 2026-05-08 appears to be a future date, indicating a potential metadata error or placeholder value.
• Documentation gaps exist; detailed indicator metadata requires following external resource links.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory data portal.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official country reports, surveys, and WHO estimates.

Freshness

Last updated metadata shows a future date (2026-05-08), which is inconsistent; an earlier date of 2026-03-16 is also noted.

Geography

Bahamas (nation-specific).