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This dataset, hiroshima_tbl_df, is a tibble containing data on the number of deaths from leukemia and other cancers among survivors of the Hiroshima atom bomb. The data cover deaths that occurred during the period 1950–1959 among survivors who were aged 25 to 64 years in 1950.

Usage

data(hiroshima_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 6 observations and 4 variables:

radiation

Radiation exposure category (character)

leukemia

Number of deaths from leukemia (numeric)

other cancer

Number of deaths from other cancers (numeric)

total cancers

Total number of cancer deaths (numeric)

Source

Data taken from the dobson package version 0.4

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'hiroshima_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the JapanAPIs package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is a tibble object. The original content has not been modified in any way.