Age-Specific Parasite Prevalence Estimates by Sex

Parasite prevalence estimates are provided as percentages for males and females across different age groups. The dataset includes mean estimates with 95% uncertainty intervals and covers helminths. It was authored by Stephanie M. Wu and last updated on June 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling age-stratified disease burden based on parasite prevalence percentages
• Comparing infection rates between males and females based on sex-specific estimates
• Analyzing uncertainty in prevalence estimates based on the provided 95% intervals
• Studying helminth infections based on the category mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Includes 95% uncertainty intervals for each estimate
• Provides sex-specific (M/F) and age-specific breakdowns
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license for open use

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Stephanie M. Wu via figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:40:27; freshness should be verified