Good Health and Well-Being

Sustainable Development Goal 3

A group of medical staff in conversation while a health dashboard is visible on a screen in the background

"The pandemic has severely disrupted essential health services, shortened life expectancy and exacerbated inequities in access to basic health services between countries and people, threatening to undo years of progress in some health areas." —United Nations (un.org)

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals—adopted by all United Nations member states—serve as a blueprint to protect the planet and improve the lives of all people, with no one left behind.

Sustainable Development Goal or SDG 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

The United Nations established targets for achieving and measuring progress towards SDG 3 including:

  • By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.
  • By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
  • By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.

Sample stories

Explore place-based stories, created with  ArcGIS StoryMaps , that examine many elements affecting the health and well being of humans around the world.

Mapping the spread of COVID-19

by Esri

Discover the geographic spread of COVID-19, produced with the support of staff from the  Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University .

Malaria on the frontlines

Hear from those utilizing stakeholder support on the front lines in the battle against malaria.

America's mental health crisis, mapped

by Esri

Consider mental health through a geographic lens, an approach that assists researchers and policymakers in making informed decisions.

Hearths and health

Learn more about global cooking-related policies aiming to reduce pollution and subsequent impacts on health.

Data sources

Access a few data sources and apps behind the sample stories and consider ways to tell your own SDG 3 narrative.

WorldPop

 WorldPop  develops peer-reviewed research and methods for the construction of open and high-resolution geospatial data on population distributions, demographic and dynamics, with a focus on low and middle income countries.

County Health Rankings

 County Health Rankings  provides national statistics, state-level data, and technical documentation including changes to their measures, guidelines for comparing data across states, information about data years and sources, and more.

World Health Organization

 WHO's World Health Data Hub  is a comprehensive digital platform for global health data. It provides end-to-end solutions to collect, store, analyze, and share data that is timely, reliable, and actionable.

Explore the latest statistics on coronavirus cases and fatalities around the globe with the  COVID-19 Dashboard  below.

Explore more data sets in  Esri's Living Atlas of the World , a collection of maps, apps, and data layers from around the globe.

Learning resources

Get hands-on experience with SDG 3 geospatial data through Esri learning materials. Then build your storytelling skills with ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorials, for beginners and beyond.

About the Storytelling for a Sustainable World collection

The  Storytelling for a Sustainable World collection  was created as a storytelling resource for the Global Councils on the SDGs. The collection, which includes one story for each United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, will assist the Global Councils as they work to ensure progress toward the global goals. Each SDG story includes topical sample stories, relevant data sets, and learning resources to get started.