Indicators
To deliver the best-available science the Lancet Countdown has developed an open, transparent, and rigorous process for the development and improvement of its indicators, data and methods. Read more about this process below.
Our indicators span a range of disciplines and expertise. Each indicator in the Lancet Countdown’s assessment must:
- Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change, well evidenced in the literature and not adequately covered through other indicators in the report.
- Utilise data from a reliable source, available at adequate temporal and spatial scales to enable trends to be observed at a global level.
- Be updatable periodically, ideally annually or more regularly.
The indicators must also be:
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
Track an aspect of the relationship between health and climate change that is well evidenced in the literature, and relevant at a global level
We are committed to continuously improving our indicators, ensuring we deploy the best-available science to track progress on health and climate change across the world. The Lancet Countdown’s report goes through two tiers of strict assessment processes:
- The Indicator Quality Improvement Process: All new indicators undergo a thorough quality check and improvement process before being considered for the annual assessment. In this process, independent experts assess the quality and suitability of the indicator and provide constructive feedback to aid their development and improvement.
- The Lancet’s Peer Review Process: Each year, our report is published in The Lancet, one of the world’s highest impact general medical journals. Before publication, our report is stringently edited and peer-reviewed, to ensure its excellence and medical relevance.
