Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)

Used to evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Provides national and sub-national data on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections (STIs), infectious diseases, reproductive health and nutrition. DHS 8 includes optional mental health questions regarding anxiety and depression.  Microdata is available free of charge by request. First check characteristics and sample sizes. See the model questionnaires and the recode manuals. Data is available for:

• Afghanistan (2010 (special), 2015)
• Albania (2008/09, 2017/18)
• Angola (2006/07, 2011, 2015/16)
• Armenia (2000, 2005, 2010, 2015/16)
• Azerbaijan (2006)
• Bangladesh (1993/94, 1996/97, 1999-2000, 2001 (special), 2004, 2007, 2011. 2014, 2017/18, 2022)
• Benin (1996, 2001, 2006, 2011/12, 2017/18)
• Bolivia (1989, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2008)
• Botswana (1988) (restricted)
• Brazil (1986, 1991, 1996)
• Burkina Faso (1993, 1998/99. 2003, 2010, 2021)
• Burundi (1987, 2010, 2012, 2016/17)
• Cambodia (1998 (special), 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2021/22)
• Cameroon (1991, 1998, 2004, 2011, 2018, 2021/22)
• Cape Verde (2005)
• Central African Republic (1994/95)
• Chad (1996/97, 2004, 2014/15)
• Colombia (1986, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015)
• Comoros (1996, 2012)
• Congo (Brazzaville) (2005, 2009, 2011/12)
• Congo Democratic Republic (2007, 2013/14)
• Cote d'Ivoire (1994, 1998/99, 2005, 2011/12, 2021)
• Dominican Republic (1986, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2013)
• Ecuador (1987)
• Egypt (1988, 1992, 1995-1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2015 (special))
• El Salvador (1985)
• Eritrea (1995, 2002) (restricted)
• Ethiopia (2000, 2005, 2011, 2016, 2019(special))
• Gabon (2000, 2012, 2019-2021)
• Gambia (2013, 2019/20)
• Ghana (1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2007 (special), 2008, 2014, 2017(special), 2022)
• Guatemala (1987, 1995, 1998/99, 2014/15)
• Guinea (1999, 2005, 2012, 2018)
• Guyana (2005, 2009)
• Haiti (1994/95, 2000, 2005/06, 2012, 2013 (special), 2016/17)
• Honduras (2005/06, 2011/12)
• India (19992/93, 1998/99, 2005/06, 2015/16, 2019-2021)
• Indonesia (1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002-2003, 2007, 2012, 2017)
• Jordan (1990, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017/18, 2023)
• Kazakhstan (1995, 1999)
• Kenya (1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008/09, 2014, 2022)
• Kyrgyz Republic (1997, 2012)
• Lesotho (2004, 2009, 2014, 2023/24)
• Liberia (1986, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019/20)
• Madagascar (1992, 1997, 2003/04, 2008/09, 2011, 2013, 2021)
• Malawi (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012-2016)
• Maldives (2009, 2016/7)
• Mali (1987, 1995/96, 2001, 2006, 2010 (special), 2013, 2018)
• Mauritania (2000/01, 2003/04 (special) (restricted), 2019/2021
• Mexico (1987)
• Moldova (2005)
• Morocco (1987, 1992, 1995 (special), 2003/04)
• Mozambique (1997, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2022/23)
• Myanmar (2015/16)
• Namibia (1992, 2000, 2006/07, 2013)
• Nepal (1987, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022)
• Nicaragua (1998, 2001)
• Niger (1992, 1998, 2006)
• Nigeria (1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018)
• Nigeria (Ondo State) (1986) (special)
• Pakistan (1990/91, 2006/07, 2012/13, 2017/18, 2019 (Special))
• Papua New Guinea (2016/18)
• Paraguay (1990)
• Peru (1986, 1991/92, 1996, 2000, 2004-2012)
• Philippines (1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022)
• Rwanda (1992, 2000, 2005, 2007/08, 2010, 2011 (special), 2013, 2014/15, 2019/20)
• Sao Tome and Principe (2008/09)
• Senegal (1986, 1992/93, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014-2019, 2023)
• Sierra Leone (2008, 2013, 2019)
• South Africa (1998, 2003, 2016)
• Sri Lanka (1987)
• Sudan (1989/90)
• Swaziland (2006/07)
• Tajikstan (2012, 2017)
• Tanzania (1991/92, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003-2005, 2007/08, 2010-2012, 2015/16, 2022)
• Thailand (1987)
• Timor Leste (2009, 2016)
• Togo (1988, 1998, 2013/2014)
• Trinidad and Tobago (1987)
• Tunisia (1988)
• Turkey (1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018)
• Turkmenistan (2000)
• Uganda (1988/89, 1995/96, 2000/01, 2004/05 (restricted), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016)
• Ukraine (2007)
• Uzbekistan (1996, 2002 (special))
• Vietnam (1997, 2002, 2005)
• Yemen (1991/92, 1997(restricted), 2013)
• Zambia (1992, 1996, 2001/02, 2007, 2013/14, 2018)
• Zimbabwe (1988, 1994, 1999, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2015)

DHS data are also available through the Minnesota Population Center's Integrated Demographic and Health Series. Registered DHS dataset users can create customized, pre-merged datasets. The current IDHS database includes a subset of variables and incorporates data from 233 samples from 51 countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivorie, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, LIberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.