Data sources
What made it into the indices?
In building the index we adhered to several principles to ensure that our conclusions are accurate, fact-based, and reflect the best possible information about the healthcare system.
Our partner
The role of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies is to build and update the analytical and conceptual framework for the Personalised Health Index, with a focus on the selection, validation, and operationalisation of measures as well as the generation of data. The selected measures aim to capture the current status of and the future needs for personalised health on a national level. The Institute works in close cooperation with FutureProofing Healthcare’s expert panellists to ensure the selection of the best possible measures and to guide generation of additional data through external surveys where data gaps are identified.
In building the index we adhered to several principles to ensure that our conclusions are accurate, fact-based, and reflect the best possible information about the healthcare system.
Our partner
The role of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies is to build and update the analytical and conceptual framework for the Personalised Health Index, with a focus on the selection, validation, and operationalisation of measures as well as the generation of data. The selected measures aim to capture the current status of and the future needs for personalised health on a national level. The Institute works in close cooperation with FutureProofing Healthcare’s expert panellists to ensure the selection of the best possible measures and to guide generation of additional data through external surveys where data gaps are identified.
Data sources
Under 5 years mortality
World Bank
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Sustainability IndexLast updated: 2019
Water-borne illness mortality
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexLast updated: 2016
ICU bed density
CDDEP
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2020
Antenatal care
UNICEF global databases, 2019
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AccessLast updated: 2019 (data from 2014-2019)
Access to WHO essential medicines
NCBI
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AccessLast updated: 2016 (data from 2008 to 2016)
Self reported medical care utilisation
Afrobarometer figures, reported in: Effect of corruption on perceived difficulties in healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa' (Hsiao et al. 2019)
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AccessLast updated: 2014-2015
Cervical cancer screening coverage
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2020 (data 2017-2019)
Access to family planning information and services
Plos Medicine
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Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2020
HIV therapy coverage
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2019
Medical doctors per capita
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2020 (data from 2014-2018)
Mental health workers
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2019 (data from 2015-2017)
Nursing and midwifery personnel
WHO Global Health Observatory data repository
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AfricaIndices:
Sustainability IndexVital signs:
AccessLast updated: 2020 (data from 2013-2018)