Health and Fitness infographics

What this collection covers

The 37 infographics here fall into a few groups. Body and exercise graphics cover push up variations, the leg muscles used in cycling and a cutaway of the whole human body. World maps and charts compare height at 19, life expectancy, child mortality and circumcision rates. Medicine and health care pieces cover antibiotic discovery, antidepressant side effects, pharmaceutical exports, World Health Organization funding, US emergency room waits and healthcare jobs. Food graphics compare the cost of protein and calories and list which foods supply each nutrient.

Where to start

For training, the Push Up Progression Chart by u/timv_simg (Sport is my Game) sets out 29 push up variations as a six level game map, from the wall push up to handstand, one arm or clapping push ups. Four "boss fights" act as tests before the next level, starting with 20 perfect form push ups in a single set.

For comparisons between countries, the Statista chart of Life Expectancy by Country 2023 puts Monaco first, with 89 years for females and 84 for males, and shows women outliving men in every country listed. Two maps of NCD-RisC data work as a pair. The Average Height for a 19 Year Old Male by Country gives a global average of 170.8 cm in 2019, and the Average Height for 19 Year Old Female by Country gives 158.6 cm. The Netherlands is tallest on both, at 183.8 cm for men and 170.4 cm for women.

On medicines, the History of Antibiotics Timeline by Saloni Dattani of Our World in Data covers 38 antibiotic drug classes. Penicillin was found in 1928 but not introduced until 1943. The Antidepressant Side Effects Chart from WhatMedicine.Org scores 14 antidepressants from 0 (none) to 4 (high), with paroxetine and amitriptyline scoring 4 for sexual dysfunction and bupropion 0.

Graphics on protein costs, vitamins and the nutrients in food are also gathered in the Nutrition section.