Table 2 Indicators’ names, definitions, sources and year for district level reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and development indicators for India.
Name | Definition | Geographical level | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stillbirths | Number of pregnancies that lasted seven or more months and terminated in a foetal death in the five years preceding the survey per 1000 births (stillbirths plus the number of live births in the five years preceding the survey). | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Teenage pregnancies | Percentage (%) of women within 15–19 years old who have given birth or are pregnant with their first child over the full sample of women aged 15–49. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Child mortality rate | The probability (expressed per 1000 children surviving their first birthday) of a child dying on or after their first birthday but before reaching the age of five years over a 5-year reference period. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Total fertility rate | Total fertility rate for the three years preceding the survey for age group 15–49 expressed per woman. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Total fertility rate for age group 15–19 | Age-specific fertility rate for the three years preceding the survey for age group 15–19 expressed per 1,000 women. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Total fertility rate for age group 20–24 | Age-specific fertility rate for the three years preceding the survey for age group 20–24 expressed per 1,000 women. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Neonatal mortality rate | The probability (expressed per 1000 live births) of a child dying before reaching the age of 1 month over a 5-year reference period. | District level | NFHS-4 | 2015–16 |
Night time lights | Satellite-derived night time lights have been used as a proxy to measure energy consumption. Nightlight intensity data displaying radiance measured as nanoWatts/cm2/sr. | District level | WorldPop/NOAA | 2016 |
Air quality | Particulate matter PM2.5 concentration - 10 μg/m3 is WHO’s threshold above which health impacts become more severe. | District level | Socioeconomic Data and Applications Centre (SEDAC) | 2016 |
