Tuberculosis Incidence in Kazakh Ecological Disaster Zones, 2000-2018

Propensity score matching results linking tuberculosis incidence and prevalence to man-made environmental damage in Kazakhstan from 2000 to 2018. The dataset, created by Sultan Muratov, uses district-level health data, census information, and satellite nightlight data to analyze regions affected by the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site and the Aral Sea desiccation. It is a 9.5 KB Excel file.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between TB rates and ecological catastrophe zones based on the study's findings.
• Analyzing temporal trends in TB incidence from 2000-2012 versus later years as described.
• Comparing health outcomes between radiation-exposed and drought-affected regions mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Explicitly quantifies TB prevalence and incidence differences (40% and 30% higher) for specific ecological zones.
• Covers a long temporal range from 2000 to 2018.
• Integrates multiple data sources including satellite nightlight data and census information.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Analysis of district-level population health data linked with environmental factors using propensity score matching and regression models.

Time Range

2000 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:34:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kazakhstan, specifically regions affected by the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site and Aral Sea desiccation.