Introduction. The analysis looks at mental and physical health data from 2000-2019 from various sources the main one being the World Health Organization (WHO).

Task: Analyze health data to gain insights into current consumers health patterns globally and in Kenya to be utilized to make data driven decisions.

Stakeholders: -Company founders and C-suite teams. -Human Resource and Mental Health Professionals. -Government policy makers.

Analysis Objectives: -What is the trend in global and local consumer mental and physical health? -How can these trends influence public and corporate strategies?

ROCCC of Data: A good data source is ROCCC which stands for Reliable, Original, Comprehensive, Current, and Cited.

-Reliablity — High — The data comes from global population sample data sources.

-Originality — LOW — Third party provider (WHO).

-Comprehensive — HIGH — There are several variables summarized into between 1,700-10,980 observations for a period of over 15 years which was fairly comprehensive.

-Current — MID — Data is 3 years old and may not be as relevant as there is no covid data updated to it.

-Cited — HIGH — Data collected from a reliable third party that comprehensively reports its data collection process publicly.

Overall, the dataset is good quality data however its recommended that an updated analysis be done on the health trends during and post-covid.

Key Insights

-There is a higher average suicide rate in men than women both globally and also in Kenya.

-Kenya has a higher average suicide rate for both genders compared to the global average as at 2019.

-The average probability of death between the age of 30 to 70 from from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease in Kenya has been decreasing since 2008 however an increase has been observed since 2016.

-There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of alcohol and substance use disorder in Kenya, moreover, the prevalence in the country increases as the prevalence of anxiety disorders, eating disorders and schizophrenia increases according to the Kenyan correlation heat map.

-As evident on the correlation heat map the prevalence various mental health issues have an impact on each other.

-The global probability of dying between age 30 and 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease has been falling significantly since the 2000s, however, its only been steadily decreasing in Kenya. Men are also at a higher risk of death from these diseases compared to women both globally and locally in Kenya.

-The probability of dying between age 30 and 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease in Kenya has been observed to be significantly inversely proportional to the prevalence of alcohol, substance use anxiety and eating disorders.

-Suicide rates have been observed to not have a significant direct relationship with any mental health disorders both globally and locally however the most significant correlation is the probability of dying between age 30 and 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease in the global analysis.

-Globally a significant inverse relationship between road traffic death rate and eating disorders has been observed however there is a slightly significant relationship between depressive disorders and road traffic death which should be an indicator for further research.

-In Kenya, its been observed that road traffic deaths are inversely proportional to the probability of dying between age 30 and 70 from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease but directly proportional to eating, anxiety, alcohol and substance use disorders.

-Depressive disorders is the most significant variable that has an impact on suicide rates in Kenya therefore further study can look into the impact of depression on attempted and reported suicide cases and other factors that may influence suicide as it has been on the rise in Kenya.

-Road traffic accidents have a significant impact of the mental health of several Kenyans.

Recommendations.

-There should be more education regarding suicide prevention for NGOs.

-Corporate firms should look into providing observed health insurance and mental health days off in addition to more sick days for the affected.

-The government can implement policies and programs that provide more efficient facilities for the handling of observed health issues.

-Insurance companies can restructure their products around the knowledge that mental health issues in Kenya have a significant direct relationship to each other and also that the prevalence of alcohol and substance use critically impacts the road traffic death rate in Kenya.

-The government should critically look at the increase in the prevalence of alcohol and substance use disorder in Kenya and especially their impact on mental health and road safety.

-Corporate entities can support any employee impacted by road accident death in order to reduce the risk decreased productivity as a result of emergence mental health issues in their employees.

Further Research.

-There should be some research conducted looking into why the probability of death between the age of 30 to 70 from from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases in Kenya has been on the rise since 2016 while it has been decreasing globally.

-The impact of depression on attempted and reported suicide cases and other factors that may influence suicide as it has been on the rise in Kenya.

-Why men have a higher suicide rate compared to women and factors that led to higher suicide cases in Kenya compared to global cases.