Ethiopia: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 24 of the 30 indicators for Ethiopia. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
Health sector M&E plan** |
HIS policy |
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HIS strategic plan |
Country has set of core health indicators |
National HIS coordinating body ††† |
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Conducted HMN assessment |
Population census within the last 10 years** |
Availability of national health surveys |
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Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Country has national statistics office |
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National health statistics report (annual)** |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
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PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts
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Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year** |
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Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
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At least one national health account completed in last 5 years** |
e-health strategy
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Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
** Outdated
††† Available, but activity unknown
The table below presents more information on each indicator. Indicator definitions can be found here: http://www.measureevaluation.org/his-strengthening-resource-center/health-information-systems-his-country-profile-indicators
Please check back in this Resource Center as we continue to expand the indicators of HIS strengthening, or click here to provide comments and suggestions.
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Indicators |
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Title/Notes |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2015–2020) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Not current (2008) |
Health Management Information System (HMIS) / Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Strategic Plan for Ethiopian Health Sector (January 2008) |
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3. HIS policy |
Current (2015-2020) |
In-country contact |
Information Revolution Roadmap developed in 2016 Information Revolution Roadmap (2015/16 – 2019/20), one of the four major transformation agendas of the health sector. This is a strategy aims to advance the methods and practices of collecting, analyzing, presenting, and using information for decision-making at all levels of the health system. |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Current (2012–2020) |
National Health Information System Road Map 2005–2012 E.C. (2012/13–2019/20 G.C) |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes (2015–2020) |
Indicators were found on pages 55-59 of current National Heath Strategy Plan. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, activity unknown |
It is unknown if Ethiopia has an active HIS coordinating body, but the establishment of one was part of the 2012/13–2019/20 HIS strategic plan (page 11). |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Not available (2017) |
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The country has been developing the Master Facility Registry and National Health Data Dictionary over the past two years. The Ethiopian registry work is being done with existing systems to address challenges related to normalizing reference data sets and to facilitate interoperability between those data sets. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2007) |
All HMN documents and tools can be downloaded using this link.
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
No (2007) |
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The last census was in 2007. |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS1 (1995) and DHS (2016) |
Data and reports can be found on links provided (DHS). |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
28.8% live births and 10.9% deaths. Source is not civil registration but considered reliable by UN Stats. |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, nationally |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2017) |
In-country contact |
FMOH publishes Health and Health Related Indicators annually. The most recent was published in November 2017. |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated but does not have most recent health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes (2016) |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Conducted (2011–2012) |
See page 13, Table 1 at link. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Unknown |
In-country contact |
The HMIS monthly report form captures reporting completeness and timeliness |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Unknown |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate = 61%; Official government estimate = 88% |
See page 12 of WHO/UNICEF estimates of immunization coverage: 2018 revision |
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21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year |
Not current (2014) – by region |
Institutional deliveries unavailable by district but by region on page 15 of HSDP IV Annual Performance Report EFY 2006 (2013/14) Version 1The annual report is from 2014, and institutional deliveries information is not current. Link worked when created but, as of October 2019, it is not functioning. |
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22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Not available (2017) |
In-country contact |
Currently being drafted. |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available |
In-country contact |
The following guidelines are available: recording and reporting; indicator definition; national classification of disease guideline; and draft data use and data quality guidelines. |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Available |
In-country contact |
Draft of data use and data quality guidelines available |
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25.RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Yes |
In-country contact |
The HMIS forms allow for age and sex disaggregation. Further disaggregation was introduced in the recently revised national HMIS indicators |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not available (2010/2011) |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Unknown |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Unknown |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2014) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Current (2018) Completeness from government health facilities – 92.7%; timeliness – 85.5% |
Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin Week 37 2018 (September 2018, Week 37) All the reports can be downloaded from the Ethiopian Public Institute website |
