Índice Parasitario Anual (IPA): Parasitic Disease Index for Risaralda Municipalities
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Description
Risaralda department in Colombia tracks the Annual Parasitic Index (IPA) across its municipalities from 2022 onward. The data is recorded in the National Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGILA). It includes columns for cases by municipality, the reporting entity, population at risk, year, the IPA indicator, and the data source.
Use Cases
Analyze temporal trends in parasitic disease incidence using the Ano and Indicador IPA columns.
Compare disease burden across municipalities using the Casos por municipio and Poblacion en riesgo columns.
Assess data source consistency and reporting entity contributions using the Fuente and Entidad columns.
Strengths
Data is sourced from the National Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGLA), a formal reporting system.
Provides a structured view of disease incidence at the municipal level for a defined geographic region.
Includes a population at risk column (Poblacion en riesgo), enabling rate calculations.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública (SIVIGILA)
Collection Method
Public health surveillance reporting.
Time Range
From 2022 onward
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 19:23:17; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Municipalities within the Risaralda department, Colombia
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