INDICATORS

ANNEX 2: Documentation Sheets (short form) for the ECHI shortlist
indicators
1. POPULATION BY SEX/AGE
Definition: Total population by country, broken down by sex and age. The total population
of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.
Calculation: Absolute numbers by sex, preferably presented at least by 10-year age bands
0, 1–4, 5–14, 15–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–84, 85+ (ICD-10 optional
recommendation with 85+ added, being the Eurostat grouping). Minimally presented by sex
and by age groups 0–14, 15–44, 45–64, 65–84, 85+ (ICD-10 minimal recommendation,
without the 1-year limit and with the 85+ limit added).
1) Eurostat: Calculated as the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year
in question.
2) (OECD: Data from Eurostat)
3) WHO: Estimate of resident (de jure) population on 1 July of given calendar year. Usually,
it is calculated as an average of end-year estimates.
Both end of year and mid year populations (which can be calculated from the end of year
figures) are needed for calculations of different indicators (prevalence and incidence).
Notes: Both absolute numbers and percentages are needed. The latter can be calculated from
the former. In the broadest sense, the total population may comprise either all usual residents
of the country or all persons present in the country at the time of the census. The total of all
usual residents is generally referred to as the de jure population and the total of all persons
present as the de facto population.
2. CRUDE BIRTH RATE
Definition: Crude Birth Rate is defined as the number of all live births in a given year per
mean population in the same year. Usually multiplied by 1000.
Calculation: Eurostat: Number of all live births in a given year divided by the number of
person-years lived by the population in the same period, expressed per 1000 persons.
Notes: Instead of mean population also number of person-years lived by the population in
the same period can be used as the denominator.
3. MOTHER’S AGE DISTRIBUTION
Definition: Age distribution of mothers, in years, at delivery.
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