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Fiona Spooner
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Data Scientist @ ourworldindata.org
Interested in environmental change, biodiversity and health.
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If you click 'Learn more about this data' on any of our interactive charts, a new window will open with more information about the indicator and data source used.
A screenshot of the page that appears when 'Learn more about this data' is clicked on any of Our World in Data's interactive chart. The page shows detailed information about the source that the chart is based on, in this case, the WHO Mortality Database. It states that: The WHO mortality database is a collection death registration data including cause-of-death information from member states. Where they are collected, death registration data are the best source of information on key health indicators, such as life expectancy, and death registration data with cause-of-death information are the best source of information on mortality by cause, such as maternal mortality and suicide mortality. WHO requests from all countries annual data by age, sex, and complete ICD code (e.g., 4-digit code if the 10th revision of ICD was used). Countries have reported deaths by cause of death, year, sex, and age for inclusion in the WHO Mortality Database since 1950. The WHO only includes data, which are properly coded according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Today the database is maintained by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI) and contains data from over 120 countries and areas. Data reported by member states and selected areas are displayed in this portal’s interactive visualizations if the data are reported to the WHO mortality database in the requested format and at least 65% of deaths were recorded in each country and year. Additional information includes the date the data was retrieved on, the url the data was retrieved from and a suggested citation for the data source.
August 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Reposted by Fiona Spooner
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In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev and @spoonerf.bsky.social tell the story of measles vaccines and their life-saving impact: ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Thanks, we've now added a note in the caption to acknowledge the inspiration - ourworldindata.org/measles-vacc...
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year
Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks.
ourworldindata.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Thanks for the kind words Francis! You are right this is our attempt at updating the classic WSJ chart.
May 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Aw thanks Bertha! ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM