Demographic and Health Program African Data 1986-2024
Africa, 1986 - 2024
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Reference ID
afr-dhsp-dhs-1986-2024-v1
Producer(s)
DHS Program, African Governments
Collections
Created on
Nov 20, 2024
Last modified
Dec 01, 2024
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Identification
Survey ID Number
afr-dhsp-dhs-1986-2024-v1
Title
Demographic and Health Program African Data 1986-2024
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Africa | afr |
Study type
Demographic and Health Survey
Abstract
The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program is a USAID funded program that supports governments with their demographic and health data surveys and makes the data available on their website. Demographic and health data for 46 African countries https://www.dhsprogram.com/Countries/Country-List.cfm is available from the DHS site. Researchers can register their projects with the Program on the site to obtain access to this data https://www.dhsprogram.com/data/new-user-registration.cfm Reports for each survey round are also available from the site https://www.dhsprogram.com/publications/index.cfm
Kind of Data
Survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Scope
Notes
The DHS Surveys collect data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name |
|---|
| DHS Program |
| African Governments |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| US Agency for International Development | USAID |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2024 | First to latest DHS rounds |
Access policy
Contacts
| Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | www.support.data1st.org |
Access conditions
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Access authority
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| DHS Program | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2024-12-01
DDI Document version
Version 2