The ICEH Retriever has released a new update, expanding its data coverage and improving the precision of inequality analyses. This release includes nine additional household surveys, comprising seven Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and two Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). These additions strengthen the platform’s capacity for cross-country and longitudinal analyses by increasing the breadth of available data.

The update also introduces wealth stratification by deciles. This more granular classification of socioeconomic status enables users to better capture and analyze inequalities within populations.

Together, these updates ensure that the ICEH Retriever remains up to date with the latest available data, supporting timely and relevant analyses in global health and development.

Check out the latest updates in the ICEH Retriever.

Full list of changes:

• Added 7 new DHS surveys
• Added 2 new MICS surveys
• Added Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) indicators for all DHS surveys analyzed before 2023
• Updated definitions of breastfeeding indicators for all DHS surveys to match the revised calculations introduced in DHS-8.
• Updated all multi-dose vaccine indicators for DHS surveys by recalculating dose counts to ensure a valid and consistent dose sequence
• Corrected antenatal care indicators for Kenya 2014
• Corrected Chad 2004 subnational disaggregation levels
• Removed subnational estimates for Qatar, Tuvalu, Uruguay and Djibouti due to lack of representativeness
• Removed unreliable estimates for ANC4+ and ANC8+ in Sao Tome and Principe 2019