akbempah1/africa-disease-burden-analysis

Interactive analysis of disease burden across 54 African countries using WHO data — with Ghana deep dive. # Africa Disease Burden Analysis (2000–2021) **Analysis of life expectancy and child mortality across 47 African countries using live WHO data — with Ghana deep dive, West Africa regional comparison, and 20-year progress tracking.** > Author: Afriyie Karikari Bempah, PharmD | LinkedIn | GitHub --- ## Overview This project uses the WHO Global Health Observatory API to analyze two decades of health progress across Africa. It explores country-level life expectancy and child mortality trends, identifies the continent's fastest-improving health systems, and provides a Ghana-specific deep dive with West African regional context. > **Data note:** WHO GHO health statistics currently available to 2021. A 2–3 year publication lag is standard due to country reporting cycles and cross-country data validation requirements. --- ## Key Findings | Finding | Implication | |---|---| | **23-year life expectancy gap within Africa** | Algeria/Mauritius at 75+ vs CAR at 52 — same continent, vastly different health systems | | **Rwanda gained 20.6 years in 21 years** | Community health workers + UHC = transformative population health impact | | **Ghana gained 7 years, cut child mortality 60%** | NHIS and primary healthcare expansion measurably visible in data | | **HIV/AIDS treatment scale-up visible in data** | Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia show sharp life expectancy upturns post-2005 | | **Child mortality strongly predicts life expectancy** | Investing in child survival has outsized population health returns | | **Ghana ranks top in West Africa** | Regional model for health system strengthening | --- ## Visualizations 1. **Life expectancy trends** — Top 5 and bottom 5 countries side by side (2000–2021) 2. **Country rankings** — All 47 African countries color-coded by life expectancy band 3. **Ghana deep dive** — Life expectancy trend, under-5 mortality trend, West Africa comparison 4. **Scatter plot** — Life expectancy vs child mortality, all countries (2021) 5. **Top improvers …