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Indicator Reference

Common Indicator IDs

The app maps various source-specific indicator IDs to standardized indicator_common_id values.

Survey Indicators

These indicators are stored in survey_data_unified.csv.

Maternal & Reproductive Health

Common ID Description DHS ID UNICEF ID
anc1 At least 1 ANC visit RH_ANCP_W_SKP MNCH_ANC1
anc4 At least 4 ANC visits RH_ANCN_W_N4P MNCH_ANC4
delivery Institutional delivery RH_DELP_C_DHF MNCH_INSTDEL
csection C-section rate RH_DELC_C_SEC MNCH_CSEC
pnc1 Postnatal care (1st day) RH_PNCP_W_2DY -
sba Skilled birth attendance RH_DELP_C_SKP MNCH_SAB

Child Immunization

Common ID Description DHS ID UNICEF ID WUENIC
bcg BCG vaccine CH_VACC_C_BCG IM_BCG BCG
penta1 DTP/Penta 1st dose CH_VACC_C_DP1 IM_DTP1 DTP1
penta2 DTP/Penta 2nd dose CH_VACC_C_DP2 IM_DTP2 DTP2
penta3 DTP/Penta 3rd dose CH_VACC_C_DP3 IM_DTP3 DTP3
polio1 Polio 1st dose CH_VACC_C_OP1 IM_POL1 Pol1
polio2 Polio 2nd dose CH_VACC_C_OP2 IM_POL2 Pol2
polio3 Polio 3rd dose CH_VACC_C_OP3 IM_POL3 Pol3
measles1 Measles 1st dose CH_VACC_C_MSL IM_MCV1 MCV1
measles2 Measles 2nd dose CH_VACC_C_MS2 IM_MCV2 MCV2
rotavirus1 Rotavirus 1st dose CH_VACC_C_RV1 IM_ROTA1 RotaC1
rotavirus2 Rotavirus 2nd dose - IM_ROTA2 RotaC2
pcv1 Pneumococcal 1st dose CH_VACC_C_PC1 IM_PCV1 PCV1
pcv2 Pneumococcal 2nd dose CH_VACC_C_PC2 IM_PCV2 PCV2
pcv3 Pneumococcal 3rd dose CH_VACC_C_PC3 IM_PCV3 PCV3
fully_immunized All basic vaccines CH_VACC_C_BAS - -

Malaria Prevention

Common ID Description DHS ID
iptp1 IPTp 1st dose ML_IPTP_W_SPF
iptp2 IPTp 2nd dose ML_IPTP_W_2SP
iptp3 IPTp 3rd dose ML_IPTP_W_3SP

Mortality Rates

Common ID Description DHS ID UNICEF ID UNWPP
imr Infant mortality rate CM_ECMR_C_IMR CME_MRY0 22
u5mr Under-5 mortality rate CM_ECMR_C_U5M CME_MRY0T4 -
nmr Neonatal mortality rate CM_ECMR_C_NNR CME_MRY0T27D -

Other Health Indicators

Common ID Description DHS ID
mcpr Modern contraceptive prevalence FP_CUSA_W_MOD
ebf Exclusive breastfeeding NT_EBFR_C_BF
vitamina Vitamin A supplementation CN_MIAC_C_VAS
deworming Deworming treatment CN_MIAC_C_DWM
total_fertility_rate Total fertility rate FE_FRTR_W_TFR
crude_birth_rate Crude birth rate FE_FRTR_W_CBR

Population Indicators

These indicators are stored in population_estimates_only.csv.

Common ID Description UNWPP Code
poptot Total population 49
popu5 Population under 5 -
totu1pop Annual population under 1 year -
totu5pop Annual population 0-4 years -
livebirth Live births per year 80
womenrepage Women of reproductive age (15-49) 52
popgrowth Population growth rate -

Indicator Types

Type Description Example
percent Percentage (stored as 0-1) Coverage rates
rate Rate per 1,000 Mortality rates
number Absolute count Population
population_estimate Population count Total population

Auto-Generated IDs

For indicators not in the curated list, the app automatically generates a indicator_common_id:

  1. Pattern matching: Looks for patterns like "DTP3", "Measles 1st"
  2. Label conversion: Converts label to snake_case with source prefix

Example:

"New Vaccination Indicator" (from DHS) → dhs_new_vaccination_indicator