Each year, nearly half of all deaths and 25% of all births go unrecorded worldwide.
Every unrecorded death means that someone is invisible to the health system, their cause of death a missing piece of data that could prevent future losses.
Every unrecorded birth means a life without a legal identity and all the rights, services and protections that come with it.
When governments know who is being born, who is dying, where and why, they can identify diseases patterns, respond quickly to outbreaks, target health policies and resources where they’re needed most, and govern more effectively.
As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative, Vital Strategies and D4H partners worked with Juan Arredondo to document the global challenge of unrecorded deaths and what becomes possible when everyone counts, in life and in death.
Artist Bios
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Juan Arredondo
Juan Arredondo is a Colombian-American documentary photographer and filmmaker dedicated to chronicling stories of human rights, immigration, and social conflict across Latin America, the United States, and Ukraine. His work has also captured significant conflicts and crises, including civil unrest in Venezuela and Colombia and the migration crisis in Central America and the United States, for The New York Times and National Geographic. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and holds a degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Arredondo was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Short Film category in 2026.
Organizations
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative
The Data for Health (D4H) Initiative is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Since 2015, the Initiative has forged robust partnerships with governments and global organizations in 82 countries. The goal of the Initiative is to strengthen data on births, deaths and risk factors for noncommunicable diseases, and improving lives through better informed public health policies.
The Uncounted
Featuring: Juan Arredondo
Curated by: Juan Arredondo Vital Strategies
Locations
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