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Table 2 Survey-based regional core health and SDG 3 indicators by survey modules and the survey(s) that contains the module

From: Mapping of national population-based surveys for better reporting of health-related indicators in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Groupa

 

Indicator

Survey module

Survey(s)

Demographic and socioeconomic determinants

1

Total fertility rate

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

2

Adolescent fertility rate (15–19 years)

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

3

Net primary school enrolment

Household education

HES/DHS/MICS

4

Population below the international poverty line

Household income/expenditure

HES/Household Expenditure Survey

5

Literacy rate among persons 15–24 years

Household education

HES/DHS/MICS

6

Access to improved drinking water

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

7

Access to improved sanitation facilities

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

Life expectancy and mortality

8

Neonatal mortality rate

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

9

Infant mortality rate

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

10

Under-five mortality rate

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

11

Maternal mortality ratio

Household information

DHS/MICS

Risk factors

12

Low birth weight among newborns

Children under-5

HES/DHS/MICS

13

Exclusive breastfeeding rate 0–5 months of age

Children under-5

DHS/MICS

14

Children under-5 who are stunted

Children under-5 anthropometry

DHS/MICS

15

Children under-5 who are wasted

Children under-5 anthropometry

DHS/MICS

16

Children under-5 who are overweight

Children under-5 anthropometry

DHS/MICS

17

Children under-5 who are obese

Children under-5 anthropometry

DHS/MICS

18

Overweight (13–18 years)

Children age 13–18 years

GSHS

19

Obesity (13–18 years)

Children age 13–18 years

GSHS

20

Overweight (18 + years)

Adult anthropometry

HES/STEPS

21

Obesity (18 + years)

Adult anthropometry

HES/STEPS

22

Tobacco use among persons 13–15 years

Children age 13–18 years

GSHS

23

Tobacco use among persons 15 + years

Adult tobacco

HES/STEPS

24

Insufficient physical activity (13–18 years)

Children age 13–18 years

GSHS

25

Insufficient physical activity (18 + years)

Adult physical activity

HES/STEPS

26

Raised blood glucose among persons 18 + years

Adult laboratory tests

HES/STEPS

27

Raised blood pressure among persons 18 + years

Adult laboratory tests

HES/STEPS

28

Anaemia among women of reproductive age

Adult laboratory tests

HES

Morbidity

29

Estimated number of new HIV infections

HIV

Survey in high risk population

Health financing

30

Out-of-pocket expenditure as percent of total health expenditure

Household expenditure

HES/Household Expenditure Survey

31

Population with catastrophic health expenditure

Household expenditure

HES/Household Expenditure Survey

32

Population impoverished due to out-of-pocket health expenditure

Household expenditure

HES/Household Expenditure Survey

Health information system

33

Birth registration coverage

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

34

Death registration coverage

Household information

HES/DHS/MICS

Service delivery

35

Annual number of outpatient department visits, per capita

Health utilization

HES

Service coverage

36

Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods

Adult women

HES/DHS/MICS

37

Antenatal care coverage (1 + ; 4 +)

Adult women

HES

38

Births attended by skilled health personnel

Adult women fertility-birth history

HES/DHS/MICS

39

Children under 5 with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration therapy

Children under-5

DHS/MICS

40

DTP3/Pentavalent immunization coverage rate among children under 1 year of age

Children under-5 immunization

HES/DHS/MICS

41

Measles immunization coverage rate (MCV1)

Household expenditure

HES/DHS/MICS

42

Coverage of service for severe mental health disorders (Denominator)

Mental health disorders

Mental health survey

43

Percentage of population sleeping under insecticide treated nets

Adult malaria

DHS/MICS

44

Percentage of key populations at higher risk who have received an HIV test in the past 12 months and know their results

HIV history

HIV survey in high risk population

SDG3

45

Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

Hepatitis B serology

Serology survey for Hepatitis B

46

Coverage of treatment interventions for substance use disorders (Denominator)

Substance use disorders

Mental health survey

  1. DHS Demographic and Health Survey, GATS Global Adult Tobacco Survey, GSHS Global School-based Student Health Survey, GYTS Global Youth Tobacco Survey, HES Health Examination Survey, MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, SDG Sustainable Development Goals, STEPS Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Survey
  2. aAccording to the grouping in the "Eastern Mediterranean Region: Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance–2016" (7)