Variable: Health Vulnerability

QoG Code: (gain_heal)


Dataset: University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative - Country Index

Description:

The Health score captures a country’s vulnerability of public health to climate change, in terms of the spread of communicable diseases and provision of health services. Indicators include: projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases (diarrhea and malnutrition), projected change of malaria hazard, dependency on external resource for health service, slum population, medical staffs, and access to improved sanitation facilities.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-03
Last updated by source: 2025-06-25


Categories:

Health Environment


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 189
Standard time-series: 189
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1995 to the year 2023