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The Benin Health Statistical Yearbook provides health care activities of public and private health care facilities in Benin and presents epidemiological surveillance data aggregated from various government subsystems.

Population information is derived from INSAE, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis. Other sources of information in the report are provided by the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), the National Health Information and Management system of the Ministry of Health (SNIGS), the Director of Financial and Material Resources (DRFM), and the Information System Management Service (SGSI).

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019), coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimated the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational locations.

Covariates, which are independent variables with a positive or negative relationship to GBD diseases and conditions, are used to inform the estimation process in models in all components and stages of the GBD study. Types of covariates used include socioeconomic, demographic, health system access, climate, and food consumption. This dataset contains data for 771 covariates for 1980-2019 used in the GBD 2019 study.

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For additional GBD results and resources, visit the GBD 2019 Data Resources page.

The Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutrition Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project researched and assessed the following: factors associated with inflammation; associations between AGP, CRP, and malaria infection with iron and vitamin A biomarkers and approaches to adjust for malaria and inflammation effects; identification of risk factors and their contributions to anemia in children and women of childbearing age. Data were collected and harmonized from 16 household nutrition surveys from 14 countries.

The Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI) focuses on reducing inequalities in maternal and child health in Mesoamerica. This dataset is the product of an SMI impact evaluation. It includes results of a follow-up health facility survey conducted in five departments in Nicaragua. In total, 60 facilities were surveyed. These represent facilities that provide ambulatory-, basic-, and complete-level Essential Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EONC) services. Surveyors collected data through interviews with facility personnel and direct observation. They recorded information on general facility characteristics, infrastructure, staff, supplies, equipment, and the availability of key maternal and child health care services. They also performed medical record reviews, extracting retrospective data on record-keeping, family planning, treatment practices related to uncomplicated births and medical complications experienced by mothers or infants during delivery, and child medical services.