This project aims to analyze and visualize health-related data, focusing on mental health issues, suicide rates, and the prevalence of various disorders in Kenya compared to global trends. And an Interactive Web Application that makes the analysis accessible to a broader audience, including researchers, policymakers, and the general public.
# ANALYSING-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-BEHAVIOUR-2k-2k19
This project aims to analyze and visualize health-related data, focusing on mental health issues, suicide rates, and the prevalence of various disorders in Kenya compared to global trends. And an Interactive Web Application that makes the analysis accessible to a broader audience, including researchers, policymakers, and the general public.
🌍 Objective
Compare Kenyan mental health indicators with global trends
Identify patterns in mental illness prevalence, treatment coverage, and public health responses
Provide visual insights and descriptive statistics to support policy and awareness
🛠 Tech Stack
Language: R
Libraries: tidyverse, dplyr, ggplot2, readr, lubridate, scales
Tools: RStudio, RMarkdown
📊 Features
📥 WHO Data Import & Cleaning
🔍 Subsetting for Kenya and Global Data
📈 Trend Analysis (2000–2019)
📉 Visualization of Prevalence, Coverage & Outcomes
🧠 Focus on behavioral health indicators
📂 Project Structure
mental-health-trends/
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├── data/
├── scripts/
├── output/
├── report.Rmd
└── README.md