andrewmuthotho/HIV-Health-Poverty-Africa

# HIV-Health-Poverty-Africa -- HIV, Poverty, and Mortality Trends in Africa (2000–2023) This project explores the intersection of HIV prevalence, poverty, and child mortality trends across Africa — with a special focus on Sub-Saharan and East African countries — using open datasets from the **World Health Organization (WHO)**, **World Bank**, and the **UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)**. --- ## Project Context HIV remains a significant public health issue in Sub-Saharan Africa. Beyond the health implications, HIV intersects with socio-economic challenges such as poverty, education, and access to clean water and sanitation. By leveraging global datasets, this project seeks to uncover patterns, inform policy, and contribute to data-driven healthcare and development efforts. --- ### Part 1: HIV and Poverty Analysis - Visualize HIV case trends in the countries contributing to **75% of the global HIV burden** (2000–2023) - Create regional trend visualizations by **WHO regions** - Merge HIV data with **World Bank Multidimensional Poverty data** to: - Explore the relationship between HIV prevalence and poverty - Identify key contributing factors (e.g. income, sanitation, education) - Account for **random effects** like country and year using mixed models - Provide a written summary of insights and correlations ### Part 2: Child Mortality Trends in East Africa - Filter and visualize data for **8 East African Community (EAC)** countries: i.e.: Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda - Map the **latest under-five and neonatal mortality rates** using GADM shapefiles - Plot historical **average trends** in both indicators across EAC countries - Identify countries with the **highest current mortality rates** --- ## Data Sources - **HIV Data:** WHO Global Health Observatory (2000–2023) - **Poverty Indicators:** World Bank Multidimensional Poverty Index - **Child Mortality:** UN IGME (via UNICEF Data) - **Shape …