Public health · Data science

Health data,
made useful.

I’m Shanlong Ding. 丁善龙

A public health data analyst based in Manila. I build open-source R tools and work on health indicators, mortality analysis, and reproducible workflows.

Portrait of Shanlong Ding
Shanlong Ding · 丁善龙Based in Manila
Health dataAccess, context, and interpretation
Practical toolsR packages and interactive apps
Shared knowledgeGuides, methods, and training

Selected work

Tools for real questions.

All projects
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R package

DSIR

Access WHO and UN data, work with country metadata, and create consistent charts and tables.

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Mortality analysis

exmort

Explore all-cause and excess mortality with baseline models, clear plots, and downloadable reports.

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Notes & tutorials

From method
to practice.

A few starting points from my public project guides.

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Health data

Working with global health data

Discover the DSIR data clients and documentation.

Mortality methods

Understand the baseline

Models, uncertainty, and the interpretation of excess mortality.

Data practice

Build a clearer data workflow

Explore cleaning choices, joins, and chart interpretation.

Let’s talk about data.

Get in touch about health data analysis, R tools, or data training.

dings@who.int