Data Sources

The data comes from different national surveys, whose objective is to provide information on either health status or socioeconomic characteristics of households. The countries listed in table 6 made significant efforts in providing accurate data by working with different actors, including international and governmental organizations.

Table 6: National surveys used in microdata analysis

Country Survey Year Number of households Number of individuals Producers and funders
Egypt Demographic & Health Survey (DHS) 2014 28 175 120 276 Ministry of Health and Population and others
Egypt Household Income, Expenditure, and Consumption Survey (HIECS) 2015 11 988 52 254 Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics and Economic Research Forum 
Iraq Iraq Household Socioeconomic Survey (I-HSES) 2012 25 488 176 042 Central Statistical Organization and others
Jordan Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) 2013 4 850 25 845 Department of Statistics and others
Yemen DHS 2013 17 351 120 923 Ministry of Public Health and Population and others