Surveys and Methodologies
The DHS program provides assistance with the Demographic
and Health Survey, the Service Provision Assessment
(SPA) Survey, the HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey (AIS), Malaria Indicators Survey (MIS)
and qualitative research. Learn
more...
Biomarkers and GIS are used to enhance data collection.
Data (available for free) STATcompiler provides quick facts and country comparisons, allowing
users to build customized
tables from hundreds of DHS surveys and indicators. STATmapper creates maps from STATcompiler data in more than 75 countries. HIV/AIDS
Survey Indicators Database provides HIV/AIDS
data from a variety of sources. HIVmapper creates maps from data in the HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database. HIV Spatial Data Repository for downloading GIS dataset linked with HIV indicators Request Data: Request one or more datasets from our surveys for your
research.
Publications(available for free download)
Download final reports, comparative and analytical
reports, as well as papers, other research documents
and dissemination materials. Search
Publications...
Countries
Search for demographic and health data and survey information
by country.
Browse Countries...
Topics
Looking for information on a specific topic? Search
our list of topics to find DHS data relating to family
planning, maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS or female genital
cutting, for example. Browse
Topics...
** The photographs in this material are used for illustrative purposes only; they do not imply any particular health status, attitudes, behaviors, or actions on the part of any person who appears in the photographs.
Surveys Photo, Sean Hawkey/Photoshare | A woman in Kibera, Africa's largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
Data Photo, Lynn Hamberger | Closeup of data in a MEASURE DHS brochure.
Publications Photo, Lynn Hamberger | Various MEASURE DHS publications.
Topics Photo, Pham Hong Long/NCPFP | A young Vietnamese woman smiles for the camera.
