Data for health and sustainable development
Working with countries to improve health data and build capacity to track progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
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Strengthening Capacity for Health Statistics in the SDG Era
Health Data Collaborative at the UN World Data Forum
A panel session at the World Data Forum in Cape Town showcased the value of the Health Data Collaborative approach to building country capacity for health statistics.
The health-related Sustainable Development Goals
Learn about the health-related targets of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
The global reference list of 100 core health indicators
One of the first products of the Health Data Collaborative.
Health Data Collaborative Progress Report 2016-2017
Highlights, lessons learned, future perspectives
Why do we need the Health Data Collaborative approach?
View an introductory presentation.
Only 50% of countries reported cause-of-death data to WHO in 2014
More than 100 countries don't accurately count births and deaths
Donors request reporting on hundreds of health indicators that fall outside of priorities set by health ministries
Global health partners have developed at least 8 separate health facility survey tools collecting overlapping information
Fragmented health data systems hamper effective use of data during disease outbreaks
