Brazilian Mortality and Kidney Disease Spatiotemporal Patterns

A 159.5 MB collection of files investigates spatiotemporal patterns of mortality from traumatic brain injury (TBI), kidney transplantation, and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Brazil. The data was authored by Marcia Neves Oliveira and last updated on June 1, 2026. It uses space-time cube (STC) analysis to identify geographic disparities affecting organ donation potential and access to transplant services.

Use Cases

• Mapping geographic disparities in traumatic brain injury mortality based on spatiotemporal patterns
• Analyzing regional variations in chronic kidney disease prevalence to inform public health policy
• Modeling organ donation potential based on mortality and disease prevalence data
• Evaluating access to kidney transplant services using spatiotemporal analysis

Strengths

• Data files total 159.5 MB, indicating a substantial volume of content.
• The description specifies a clear research focus on TBI mortality, kidney transplantation, and CKD prevalence in Brazil.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset includes multiple file formats (PNG, DOCX, ZIP, JPG), suggesting the core data may be embedded within documentation or figures rather than a primary structured table.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 21:05:09

Geography

Brazil