Wellbeing – Worldmapper https://worldmapper.org the world as you've never seen it before Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:41:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Obese Children https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-2015/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-2015/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:26:41 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10667 WHO: " Estimates of the number of overweight infants and children in the WHO European Region rose steadily from 1990 to 2008. Over 60% of children who are overweight before puberty will be overweight in early adulthood. Childhood obesity is strongly associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic problems, mental disorders, underachievement in school and lower self-esteem. The worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. According to country estimates for 2008, over 50% of both men and women in the WHO European Region were overweight, and roughly 23% of women and 20% of men were obese. Based on the latest estimates in European Union countries, overweight affects 30-70% and obesity affects 10-30% of adults."]]> This map shows each country proportional to the numbers of obese children (5-19 years old) living there in 2015.

Data sources
This map uses data by WHO (last accessed February 2019). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-2015/feed/ 0 Adults with Diabetes https://worldmapper.org/maps/disease-adults-diabetes-2017/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/disease-adults-diabetes-2017/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:33:21 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10770 Diabetes Atlas: "The North America and Caribbean Region has the highest regional prevalence of diabetes (15.4%). In this region, 1 in 8 adults has diabetes.Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is associated with higher levels of urbanisation, ageing populations, and more sedentary lifestyles, including obesity, insufficient physical activity and a higher intake of unhealthy foods. The causes of the increased incidence of type 1 diabetes are not clear. Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is associated with higher levels of urbanisation, ageing populations, more sedentary lifestyles, including obesity, insufficient physical activity and a higher intake of unhealthy foods. The causes of the increased incidence of type 1 diabetes are not clear."  ]]> This map shows each country proportional to the numbers of adults with obesity (over 18 years old) living there in 2017. 

Data sources
This map uses data by Diabetes Atlas (last accessed March 2019). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/disease-adults-diabetes-2017/feed/ 0 Obesity Prevalence in Children https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-relative-2015/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-relative-2015/#respond Sat, 02 Mar 2019 21:39:04 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10694 WHO: " Estimates of the number of overweight infants and children in the WHO European Region rose steadily from 1990 to 2008. Over 60% of children who are overweight before puberty will be overweight in early adulthood. Childhood obesity is strongly associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic problems, mental disorders, underachievement in school and lower self-esteem. The worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. According to country estimates for 2008, over 50% of both men and women in the WHO European Region were overweight, and roughly 23% of women and 20% of men were obese. Based on the latest estimates in European Union countries, overweight affects 30-70% and obesity affects 10-30% of adults."]]> This map shows each country proportional to the numbers of obese children (5-19 years old) living there in 2015. The colour layer shows the prevalence.

Data sources
This map uses data by WHO (last accessed February 2019). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/obese-children-relative-2015/feed/ 0 Life Expectancy Growth 2015-2050 https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-2015-2050/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-2015-2050/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:06:51 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10619 2018 Human Development Report (HDR) reported 11 countries with a life expectancy of less than 60 years. All of them are in Africa. The Central African Republic, Sierra Leone and Chad are among those with a life expectancy of below 55 years. Read more about this map in our blog]]> Territory size shows the proportion of the extra years of life lived by their population through increases in life expectancy between 2015 and 2050.

Data sources

This map uses data by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition (last accessed January 2019).

We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map. Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-2015-2050/feed/ 0 Life Expectancy Growth 1950-2015 https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-1950-2015/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-1950-2015/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:39:56 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10613 2018 Human Development Report (HDR) reported 11 countries with a life expectancy of less than 60 years. All of them are in Africa. The Central African Republic, Sierra Leone and Chad are among those with a life expectancy of below 55 years. Read more about this map in our blog]]> Territory size shows the proportion of the extra years of life lived by their population through increases in life expectancy between 1950 and 2015.

Data sources

This map uses data by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition (last accessed January 2019).

We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map. Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/life-expectancy-growth-1950-2015/feed/ 0 Alcohol Consumption https://worldmapper.org/maps/alcohol-consumption/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/alcohol-consumption/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:15:08 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=10304 This map shows the proportion of worldwide alcohol, adjusted for absolute alcohol content, that was drunk there in 2016 (by population age 15 and older)

Data sources
This map uses data by World Bank Indicators (last accessed November 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets. Data for this map will soon be available as a download.

]]> https://worldmapper.org/maps/alcohol-consumption/feed/ 0 Happy Planet Index https://worldmapper.org/maps/grid-happyplanetindex-2016/ https://worldmapper.org/maps/grid-happyplanetindex-2016/#respond Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:21:40 +0000 https://worldmapper.org/?post_type=product&p=9270 Read more about this map in our blog]]> This map shows the land surface resized by its population with each country’s Happy Planet Index score value superimposed. Each transformed grid cell in the map is proportional to the total number of people living in that area. The Happy Planet Index shows how well nations are doing at achieving long, happy, sustainable lives.

Data sources
This map uses population estimates for the year 2020 based on data from the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v4 at 0.25 degree resolution, released by SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center). The map overlay uses data of the Happy Planet Index 2016 report published by the New Economics Foundation (accessed June 2018).

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