Demographic and health survey reports (DHS)

The 2009 Samoa Demographic and Health Survey (2009 SDHS) is nationally representative sample survey designed to provide in information on population and health issues in Samoa.

The 2009 Maldives: Demographic and Health Survey was designed to provide data to monitor the population and health situation in Maldives.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, initiated the District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS) in 1997 to provide district level estimates on health indicators to assist policy makers and program administrators in decentralized planning, monitoring and evaluation.

The present District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3) is third in the series preceded by DLHS-1 in 1998-99 and DLHS-2 in 2002-04. DLHS-3 is one of the largest ever demographic and health surveys carried out in India, with a sample size of about seven lakh households covering all districts of the country.

The primary focus of the 2011 NDHS was to provide estimates of key population and health indicators, including fertility and mortality rates, for the country as a whole and for urban and rural areas separately. In addition, the sample was designed to provide estimates of most key variables for the 13 ecodevelopment regions (stratums).

The 2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) is a nationally representative sample survey of 18,754 women and 8,239 men age 15-49. The 2010 CDHS is the third comprehensive survey conducted in Cambodia as part of the worldwide MEASURE DHS project.

This report presents preliminary findings of the 2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) which was conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning and the Directorate General for Health of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia.

This report provides data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, adult mortality (including maternal mortality), and awareness of AIDS/STIs to program managers, policymakers, and researchers to help them evaluate and improve existing programs.

The overall objective of the 2012-13 PDHS was to collect high-quality data on fertility levels and preferences, contraceptive use, maternal and child health, infant mortality levels, immunization, nutritional status of mothers and children, and awareness regarding HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases and to investigate factors that have an impact on maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.

This report summarizes the findings of 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) conducted under the authority of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implemented by Mitra and Associates of Dhaka.