Tuberculosis and Environmental Disaster Linkages in Kazakhstan, 2000-2018

Kazakhstan district-level population health data from 2000 to 2018, linked to environmental damage from the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site and the Aral Sea desiccation. The dataset, created by Sultan Muratov, uses propensity score matching and regression models with census and satellite nightlight data to examine TB incidence and prevalence. It is a 5.5 KB XLS file last updated on April 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling tuberculosis risk factors based on district-level population health data.
• Assessing the health impact of radiation exposure from the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site.
• Analyzing the link between the Aral Sea desiccation and elevated TB levels.
• Applying propensity score matching techniques to ecological and health data.
• Studying time trends in disease prevalence within officially recognized ecological catastrophe zones.

Strengths

• Data spans 19 years from 2000 to 2018.
• Links health outcomes to two major environmental disasters.
• Uses multiple data sources including census and satellite nightlight data.
• Results quantify a 40% and 30% higher TB prevalence and incidence in ecological catastrophe zones.

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 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Sultan Muratov via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from district-level population health data, census records, and satellite nightlight data.

Time Range

2000 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:34:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kazakhstan, focusing on regions affected by the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site and the Aral Sea.