Nightingale’s infographic has the distinction of being one of the first data visualizations to shape policy in this way, and with its striking, innovative, and adaptive design, it is not surprising that it is still regarded as one of the most influential infographics of all time.ĭuring the British campaign in Crimea, Nightingale served as “Superintendent of the female nursing establishment in the English General Military Hospitals in Turkey.” During her posting, she saw in cold detail the means by which soldiers were dying in droves. These would later become standard practice worldwide, and eventually help save the lives of countless soldiers throughout history.
Florence Nightingale ’s legendary 1858 infographic ‘ Diagram of the causes of mortality in the Army in the East’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Mortality Diagram’) helped convince Queen Victoria to adapt Nightingale’s recommendations for war medicine and sanitation practices. Exceptional data visualizations do have the power to effect widespread change.
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