Sources and Definitions

The data for the Health Systems Database are taken from:

1. World Bank publications: World Development Indicators (2009) and Governance Indicators: (1996-2008);
2. WHO publications: World Health Report (2008), Annual WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form (2008)and World Medicines Situation (2004);
3. UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children (2008);
4. Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) (1985-2007);
5. UNAIDS (2008);
6. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO 2008)

To access the source and definition of each indicator in this database, click here. The indicators are listed in alphabetical order.

To access the list of countries by:

1. Income group, click here.
2. Geographic region, click here.
3. USAID Country Classification, click here.

To know which income group or region your country belongs to, click here. The countries are listed in alphabetical order.

View Dataset Analytics: Learn about how the data on various health system indicators have been reported over time for each data source.