Published March 3, 2026 | Version 1.0.0
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Analysis of the Impact of Colorectal Cancer in WHO Countries

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Description

Panel dataset covering 194 WHO member states across 5 years (2018–2022), totaling 970 observations and 19 variables. The dataset merges socioeconomic, health, and cancer indicators from multiple international sources (WHO, World Bank, UNDP, IHME/GBD, World Happiness Report) to examine the relationship between colorectal cancer outcomes and country-level factors. Missing values are represented as empty cells (NaN) where data was unavailable for a given country-year.

Variables

Variable

Description

Country

Official WHO member state name

Country_Code

ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 code

Year

Calendar year (2018–2022)

Latitude

Country average latitude (degrees)

Longitude

Country average longitude (degrees)

Cancer_Screening

Whether a colorectal cancer screening program exists (Yes/No)

Happiness_Index

Life evaluation score, 0–10 scale (World Happiness Report)

Alcohol

Per capita alcohol consumption, litres of pure alcohol (WHO)

Obesity

Adult obesity prevalence, % with BMI ≥ 30 (WHO)

Population

Total population (World Bank)

GDP_per_capita

GDP per capita, PPP in current international $ (World Bank)

HDI

Human Development Index, 0–1 scale (UNDP)

Health_Expenditure_PC

Current health expenditure per capita in USD (WHO GHED)

Mortality_Number

Colorectal cancer deaths, count (IHME/GBD)

Mortality_Rate

Colorectal cancer mortality rate per 100,000 (IHME/GBD)

Incidence_Number

Colorectal cancer new cases, count (IHME/GBD)

Incidence_Rate

Colorectal cancer incidence rate per 100,000 (IHME/GBD)

Prevalence_Number

Colorectal cancer prevalent cases, count (IHME/GBD)

Prevalence_Rate

Colorectal cancer prevalence rate per 100,000 (IHME/GBD)

Files

Analysis_of_the_Impact_of_Colorectal_Cancer_in_WHO_Countries_2018_2022.csv

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