Data presentation

The Chief Health Officer Report makes use of various data visualisation techniques including interactive dashboards, dynamic data storyboards, interactive charts and tables, along with traditional static image formats.

Interactive data visualisations transform complex information into clear, engaging insights by allowing users to explore data dynamically. Interactivity enables deeper understanding through filtering, zooming, and hovering over key points, making patterns and trends more accessible. This guide will help you navigate these visualisations, ensuring you can fully engage with the data and uncover the insights most relevant to you.

Navigating interactive charts

The following video provides a walkthrough of how to navigate interactive charts.

Duration: 00:51
  • Interactive figures have tooltips which display on mouse hover.
  • Zoom in and out using the + / - and reset axes buttons. Or use your mouse to select an area to zoom to.
  • Then double-click in the plot area to reset the axes.
  • Double-click on legend entries to isolate traces. Double-click again to restore all traces.
  • Single click on legend entries to remove or re-add traces.
  • You can also save a PNG version of the figure plot to your computer by clicking the camera icon.

Navigating multi-tab figures

Tabs are used to show multiple static charts in a single report subsection. In some instances, there are more tabs than are visible. Arrow icons indicate some tabs are hidden off-screen.

Image of horizontal scroll icon

Click on these arrow icons to view hidden tabs.

Multitab arrow example

Navigating data dashboards

Overview

Data dashboards, also known as visualisations, provide dynamic and interactive content. Various filters are included that allow Readers to interact with the information to explore different aspects of the information such as health conditions, outcomes and sociodemographic disaggregations.

Broad instructions on how to use the dashboard are provided as a hover box that will appear when Readers place their cursor over the information icon.

Results for health indicators is provided as either hover boxes on the graph elements or as text statements at the bottom of some dashboards. Several dashboards also provide results in tabular format.

Navigating trend dashboards

Duration: 01:51
  • Hover over the INFO icon to display detailed instructions.
  • Tooltips display estimates with confidence intervals on mouse hover.
  • Chart and Table icons navigate to more detailed dashboards.
  • Select an indicator and demographic strata from the drop-down menus.
  • Hover over the INFO icon to display detailed instructions.
  • Tooltips estimates and a strata statement on mouse hover.
  • Navigate to the detailed table of results using the table icon.
  • Hover over the INFO icon to display detailed instructions.
  • A strata statement will display at the bottom on mouse hover.
  • Return to the summary chart with the back arrow icon.

Navigating regional trend dashboards

Duration: 01:04
  • Hover over the INFO icon to display detailed instructions on dashboard use.
  • Select the adult or child dashboard from the tabs.
  • Select which geography to display from the drop-down menu.
  • Highlight improving or worsening trends by clicking on the legend.
  • Hover the mouse over a trend to display more detail and show a magnified view of the trend.
  • Interact with the child dashboard as with the adult dashboard.

Navigating regional lifestyle dashboard

Duration: 00:48
  • Hover over the INFO icon to display detailed instructions on dashboard use.
  • Select the adult or child dashboard here.
  • Select which geography to display using the drop down menu.
  • Highlight improving and worsening trends with the legend.
  • Hover the mouse over a trend to display a more detail and a magnified trend chart.
  • Interact with the child dashboard as with the adult dashboard.