Indicator definitions and metadata
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Health Status Indicators: Mortality
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Life expectancy at birth
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Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth
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Probability of dying per 1 000 population between 15 and 60 years (adult mortality rate)
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Probability of dying per 1 000 live births under 5 years (under-5 mortality rate)
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Includes: Probability of dying per 1000 live births under age one year (infant mortality rate) -
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)
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Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)
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Cause-specific mortality rate (per 100 000 population) : HIV/AIDS
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Cause-specific mortality rate (per 100 000 population) : Tuberculosis
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Age-standardized mortality rate by cause (per 100 000 population)
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Years of life lost (YLLs) by broader causes
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Includes: Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases, Injuries -
Causes of death among children under-5 years of age
pdf, 17kb
Includes: Neonatal causes, HIV/AIDS, Diarrhoeal diseases, Measles, Malaria, Pneumonia, Injuries, Others
Health Status Statistics: Morbidity
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HIV prevalence among adults (15-49)
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Tuberculosis prevalence (per 100 000 population)
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Tuberculosis incidence (per 100 000 population)
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Number of confirmed poliomyelitis cases
pdf, 11kb
Health Services Coverage Statistics
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Immunization coverage among 1-year-olds
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Includes: Measles, DTP3, HepB3 -
Antenatal care coverage
pdf, 13kb
Includes: At least 1 visit, at least 4 visits -
Births attended by skilled health personnel
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Contraceptive prevalence rate
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Children under-5 sleeping under insecticide-treated nets
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Antiretroviral therapy coverage
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Also: People with advanced HIV infection receiving antiretroviral (ARV) combination therapy -
Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS
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Tuberculosis treatment success under DOTS
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Children under-5 with ARI symptoms taken to facility
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Also: Children under five years of age with acute respiratory infection and fever (ARI) taken to facility -
Children under-5 with diarrhoea receiving ORT
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Also: Children under five years of age with diarrhoea who received oral rehydration therapy (ORT) -
Children under-5 with fever who received treatment with any antimalarial
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Children 6 to 59 months who received vitamin A supplementation
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Births by Caesarean section
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Risk Factors Statistics
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Children under-5 stunted for age
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Includes: Children under-5 underweight for age, Children under-5 overweight for age -
Newborns with low birth weight
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Adults (>= 15) who are obese
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Access to improved water sources
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Includes: Access to improved sanitation -
Population using solid fuels
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Prevalence of current tobacco use: Adolescents
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Prevalence of current tobacco use: Adults
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Condom use by young people (15-24) at higher risk sex
pdf, 13kb
Health Systems Statistics
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Human resources for health
pdf, 21kb
Includes: Physicians, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, public and environmental health workers, community health workers, lab technicians, other health workers, health management and support workers -
National Health Accounts
pdf, 21kb
Includes: Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product, General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health, General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure, External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health, Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health, Out-of-pocket expenditure on health as % of private expenditure on health, Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health, Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$), Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate, Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$), Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate -
Coverage of vital registration of deaths
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Hospital beds
pdf, 11kb