India: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 15 of the 30 indicators for India. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy** |
Health sector M&E plan |
Country has set of core health indicators |
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 |
National health statistics report (annual) |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year** |
Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
At least one national health account completed in last 5 years
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e-health strategy
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** Outdated
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 |
Status |
Source |
Title/Notes |
1. National health strategy |
Not current (2012–2017) |
Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017) Social Sectors Volume III |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Available (Partially) |
Available for maternal and child health sector |
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3. HIS policy |
Unknown |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Unknown |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Available (2015) |
Results Framework Document (RFD) for Department of Health and Welfare (2014–2015) |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Not yet available (2017) |
Formation of the National Digital Health Authority (NDHA) can be found on page 28 of the National Health Policy (2017) |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Not completed |
Can be found on page 23 under the section “Master Facility List” of the Meta Data and Data Standards for Health Domain Part I document |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Not completed |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2011) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS2 (2000) DHS (2015–2016) |
DHS 2019–2020 ongoing. Data and reports can be found by following the links. (DHS) |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Incomplete – 21.0% for live births and 6.7% for deaths |
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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) |
Current (2018–2019) |
Found health statistics report on MOH site titled Annual Report of Department of Health & Family Welfare for the year of 2018–2019 |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated and has recent health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Unknown |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
Country is not listed at link. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Unknown |
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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 = 90%; Official government estimate = 100% |
See page 9 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 |
Available, but not current (2016) 88.8% to the total annual reported deliveries; 69.2% to total reported deliveries |
Link for all reports including national: |
Can be found on page 3 of the State Fact Sheet 2014 – 2015 & 2015 – 2016 (All India) |
22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Unknown |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available (Partially) |
Electronic Health Records for India |
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Unknown |
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Not available (2008)
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available (2016) |
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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 (2016) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Unknown |
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