Nigeria: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 24 of the 30 indicators for Nigeria. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
HIS policy |
HIS strategic plan** |
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Country has set of core health indicators** |
National HIS coordinating body |
Country has master facility list |
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Population census within the last 10 years** |
Availability of national health surveys |
Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
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Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Country has national statistics office |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available** |
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DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring † |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
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Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year † |
Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
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Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
At least one national health account completed in last 5 years** |
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Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
e-health strategy
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Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
** Outdated
† Available but percentage 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.
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Indicators |
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1. National health strategy |
Current, but not available online (2018–2022) |
According to the Country Planning Cycle Database, the national health strategy [National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP II) 2018–2022] is available. |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Unknown |
In-country contact |
A more recent version has been drafted and will be available later this year |
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3. HIS policy |
Current (2014) |
Nigeria Health Information System Policy 2014 The HIS Policy of 2014 is current. This is because it is not set to expire. |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Not current (2014–2018) |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes, but not current (2018) |
In-country contact |
A national health indicator list and dictionary has been developed and approved by the Health Data Governance Council. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established and active |
In-country contact |
The national HIS Coordinating body was inaugurated in January 2017 and is called the “Health Data Governance Council.” |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Yes |
Document provided by in-country contact. |
It is unknown if Nigeria has a current MFL, but the "National Standard Operating Procedure for the Collection and Management of Integrated Routine Health Data in Nigeria" document mentions that a list of new health facilities is submitted at the beginning of each month to be configured on the DHIS 2 (page 11 of 25). |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Not completed |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
No (2006) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS4 (2011) DHS (2013) |
Data and reports can be found on the following links provided (DHS). |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
31% live births and deaths unknown |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, national deployment of DHIS2 |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Unknown |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, undated and has no recent health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Available, but not at the national level |
In-country contact |
DQA is being conducted by various programmes and states. A national DQA checklist will be reviewed this year. |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Not available (2018) |
In-country contact |
Currently, the percentage of facilities in HMIS is unknown. |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Available for primary health care facilities, but proportion unknown |
In-country contact |
All primary health care facilities use data for immunization targets |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate= 65%; Official government estimate = 63% |
See page 12 ofNigeria: WHO and 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 |
Available, but percentage unknown
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In-country contact |
Available on the DHIS 2 |
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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 |
Available |
In-country contact |
National Health Act
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available |
In-country contact |
Available and up for revision in June 2018
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Available |
In-country contact |
User Guide for DHS 2
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Available |
In-country contact |
NHMIS 2014 Registers (There is a scheduled review of the document in June 2018) |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not available (2006 – 2009) |
Federal Republic of Nigeria National Health Accounts 2006-2009 |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Not available (2018) |
In-country contact |
Health workers registry is under development |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Available |
In-country contact |
Available on the logistics managed information system |
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29. e-health strategy |
Current (2015–2020) |
National Health ICT Strategic Framework 2015 – 2020 (The document is considered the national e-health strategy) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Available (March 2019) Timeliness: 93% Completeness: 99% |
A new reporting format of the report was adopted in April 2019 and it does not have any information about the completeness of disease surveillance reporting for all states. The Weekly Epidemiological Report: Week 13, 2019 was the last report containing data completeness. All reports can be downloaded from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control website. |
