CHYMEE/HEALTH-CRISIS-IN-AFRICA

Dashboard created with POWERBI, contains detailed insights and exploration # HEALTH-CRISIS-IN-AFRICA Dashboard created with POWERBI, contains detailed insights and exploration Death is a part of human nature. Across the world, it occurs in millions daily. Ideally, they should happen in old age but with diseases, epidemics, and non-medical causes of death, we find it occurring at any age. The death rate of a population can be linked to major factors responsible such as age, cause, the healthcare industry, and even how wealthy the population is. The lack of access to adequate medical resources and facilities has led to a significant number of deaths in Africa. This Analysis delves into the causes of these deaths, those who are most affected, and factors that contribute to the health issues in Africa and hope to recommend possible solutions. A glance at the data reveals the decline in deaths over the period of consideration (2010- 2019). Over the past ten years, Africa has seen a decrease in deaths rate across its countries, from 0.90% deaths of the total population in 2010, at the start of the Millenia to 0.67% at the end. Causes There are 33 different causes of death documented and, the top five of these causes of death are all diseases viz, cardiovascular diseases, neonatal disorders, HIV/AIDS, Lower respiratory infections, and diarrheal. These five causes are responsible for approximately 54% of deaths in Africa. While diseases constitute the major causes of death in Africa, there are other environmental factors such as terrorism, and drowning, that contribute to deaths in the continent. Some of these causes are seen in the chart below Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia amongst other countries are part of the top African countries with respect to number of deaths. One could wrongly infer that the death rates in these countries are higher when compared to other countries in Africa. This assumption would be wrong as these countries are among the most populous countries in the region and hence would have mo …