A spatio-temporal geodatabase of mortalities due to respiratory tract diseases in Tehran, Iran between 2008 and 2018: a data note

• Main Authors: Elahe Pishgar, Alireza Mohammadi, Nasser Bagheri, Behzad Kiani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020-10-01
• Series: BMC Research Notes
• Subjects: Respiratory tract diseases; Mortality; Space–time analysis; Clustering; Geographical information systems; Tehran
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05319-4

Abstract Objectives Respiratory tract diseases (RTDs) are among the top five leading causes of death worldwide. Mortality rates due to respiratory tract diseases (MRRTDs) follow a spatial pattern and this may suggest a potential link between environmental risk factors and MRRTDs. Spatial analysis of RTDs mortality data in an urban setting can provide new knowledge on spatial variation of potential risk factors for RTDs. This will enable health professionals and urban planners to design tailored interventions. We aim to release the datasets of MRRTDs in the city of Tehran, Iran, between 2008 and 2018. Data description The Research data include four datasets; (a) mortality dataset which includes records of deaths and their attributes (age, gender, date of death and district name where death occurred), (b) population data for 22 districts (age groups with 5 years interval and gender by each district). Furthermore, two spatial datasets about the city are introduced; (c) the digital boundaries of districts and (d) urban suburbs of Tehran.