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Context
HealthStats provides key health, nutrition and population statistics gathered from a variety of international sources. Themes include population dynamics, nutrition, reproductive health, health financing, medical resources and usage, immunization, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, DALY, population projections and lending. HealthStats also includes health, nutrition and population statistics by wealth quintiles.

Content
This dataset includes 345 indicators, such as immunization rates, malnutrition prevalence, and vitamin A supplementation rates across 263 countries around the world. Data was collected on a yearly basis from 1960-2016.

Inspiration
In your opinion, what are some of the more surprising indicators? Are there any you would consider adding?
Is there a relationship between condom use and rates of children born with HIV? How do these rates compare over time?
Which countries have the highest consumption of iodized salt? Has this indicator changed over time, and if so, in which countries? Are there any other indicators that seem to correlate with this one?
Acknowledgements
Data was acquired from the World Bank, and can be accessed in multiple formats here.