Health Facility Density/Distribution (Including Primary Care)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Total number of health facilities (and primary care facilities) per 10 000 population, disaggregated by managing authority.
Numerator
Number of facilities in public and private sectors
Denominator
Total population
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Facility type (as relevant to context): including, primary care facilities (e.g., GP practices, health centres, community health posts), specialty outpatient facilities (including polyclinics), first-level hospitals, second-level hospitals, specialty hospitals, long-term care facilities, continuing care facilities, traditional medicine, etc. Managing authority: public, private Sub-National Urban/rural
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Routine facility information system – facility database/master facility list, geospatial modelling
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Web Annex. Technical specifications. In: Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352201/9789240044234-eng.pdf?sequence=1