Category Archives: Data Viz

50 Years, 50 Data Users: DHS Data Drive a Healthier Future for All

Written by: The DHS Program

21 Dec, 2022

Throughout 2022, The DHS Program has celebrated USAID’s 50-year commitment to high-quality data collection, evidence-based decision making, and local country ownership of health and demographic information, first through the World Fertility Survey (WFS), 1972-1984, and since 1984 through The DHS Program.  WFS and DHS data are being used around the world by analysts, program managers, […]


Gender Dashboard: Explore DHS Gender-related Data Across a Wide Range of Indicators

Written by: The DHS Program

12 Oct, 2022

Since 1984, The DHS Program has been a important resource for examining gender in survey countries. Together with our implementing partners, the project has expanded the breadth of publicly available high-quality gender data, starting with the addition of women’s employment questions in 1988. Questions on maternal mortality and female genital cutting were introduced in 1989, […]


WFS@50 Data Visualization Showcase

Written by: The DHS Program

30 Jun, 2022

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the World Fertility Survey (WFS). The World Fertility Survey program was established in 1972 with funding from USAID and the United Nations Population Fund. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program was created in 1984 as a follow-on project to the WFS. To date, more than 400 surveys have been […]


The Evolution of The DHS Program Tableau Dashboard 

Written by: The DHS Program

07 Apr, 2022

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the World Fertility Survey (WFS). USAID created The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program in 1984 as a follow-on project to the WFS. To visualize the history and impact of 50 years of USAID’s dedication to high-quality data collection, evidence-based decision making, and host-country ownership, The […]


Mapping Unrealized Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Written by: The DHS Program

21 Jul, 2021

Many women in DHS Program countries have fewer children than they desire. Our newest StoryMap explores unrealized fertility in sub-Saharan Africa, based on the recently published analysis Comparing Ideal and Completed Family Size: A Focus on Women in Low- and Middle-income Countries with Unrealized Fertility. Unrealized fertility is most common among women in Western and Central Africa […]


World Population Day 2021

Written by: The DHS Program

08 Jul, 2021

July 11th is World Population Day. The Household Questionnaire collects information on all members of and visitors to households selected to participate in Demographic and Health Surveys. Basic information including age, sex, marital status, education, and relationship to the head of the household is collected for everyone who stayed in the selected households the night […]


Luminare: Geospatial Modeling for Locally Available Data

Written by: Ben Mayala

11 Feb, 2020

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) collect nationally representative data and data representative at the first subnational administrative level (ADMIN 1). The 2016 Ethiopia DHS was designed to produce representative estimates for nine regions and two administrative cities. The 2014 Kenya DHS produced estimates for eight regions (formerly provinces). In addition to national-level indicators, STATcompiler also […]


Introducing DHS Program Analysis Briefs

Written by: The DHS Program

07 Jan, 2020

Over the last 30 years, The DHS Program has published more than 500 analytical reports in collaboration with researchers and institutions around the world. These reports extend to a wide variety of topics covering population and health issues with the ultimate purpose to be used in policy formation, program planning, and monitoring and evaluation. However, many […]