Demographic and Health Surveys
Alternate Titles(s): DHS
- Description
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program overseen by the US Agency for International AID (USAID) uses nationally representative surveys, biomarker testing, and geographic location to collect data on monitoring and impact evaluation indicators for individual countries and for cross-country comparisons.
Standardized DHS surveys include the Demographic and Health Survey, Service Provision Assessment, HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey, Malaria Indicator Survey, and Key Indicators Survey. The DHS Program also collects biomarkers and geographic data. Data availability varies by year and country. A table that lists all currently available data can be found here.
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Free to AllApplication Required
- Instructions
- Datasets can be accessed for free with registration on the DHS Program website. Each request must include a project title and a description of the analysis to be performed on the data. The requested data is only permitted to be used for the purpose of the described project. Review of requests generally takes 24 hours during the work week. GPS, HIV, and biomarker datasets require additional forms and authorization. All datasets are distributed as compressed ZIP files.
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