This page lists academic publications and peer-reviewed articles produced as part of CaribData’s Component 2 activities.
Our papers and reports provide theoretical grounding, methodological insights, and real-world examples of how data storytelling can influence public policy, health communication, and disaster preparedness.
Each article contributes to the growing global literature on open data and development, with a uniquely Caribbean lens.
In 2024 we used a major open-data resources on human health to produce a 90-page report on leading causes of death and disability in the Americas between 2000 and 2019. You can download and read our report here.
The rising burden of non-communicable diseases in the Americas and the impact of population aging: a secondary analysis of available data| Original Research | English |Hambleton et el.| 31 Mar 2023 |
Inequalities in the Burden of Injuries in The Americas between 2000 and 2021: a review and systematic analysis of regional evidence| Original Research (Under Review) | English |Hambleton et el.| 31 Mar 2023 |
In this special issue, we broyght together experts from across the Caribbean to produce a series of articles that collectively introduce the potential of open health data in the Caribbean. The issue explores how data accessibility and open collaboration could transform our ability to deliver evidence-based health solutions across the Caribbean small island developing states.
Islands of data: cultivating an open data landscape for sustainable development in the Caribbean| Opinion and analysis | English |Hambleton et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
SHARE: An ethical framework for equitable data sharing in Caribbean health research| Opinion and analysis | English |Campbell et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
The silent barrier: exploring data availability in Small Island Developing States| Original research | English |Hambleton et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Mining social media data to inform public health policies: a sentiment analysis case study| Brief communication | English |Russell et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Using data systems to conduct health research in the Caribbean: challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic| Opinion and analysis | English |Tulloch-Reid et al.| 11 Feb 2025 |
Harmonization and integration of data from prospective cohort studies across the Region of the Americas| Original Research |Williams et al| 11 Feb 2025 |
Implementing and evaluating a project to enable and encourage Caribbean data-sharing| Special report | English |Jeyaseelan et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Opportunities for promoting open data in the Caribbean through biobanks| Special report | English |Saluja et al.| 19 Dec |
Data journey map: a process for co-creating data requirements for health care artificial intelligence| Special report | English |Charles et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Caribbean data-sharing initiatives: activities of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network| Special report | English |Wang et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Using data from routine health information systems as a public good in Trinidad and Tobago| Original research | English |Ivey et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Data for population-based health analytics: the Cohorts Consortium of Latin America and the Caribbean| Special report | English |Carrillo-Larco et al.| 19 Dec 2024 |
Download our PAHO Special Issue (2024)