Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

Contribution of MICS4 to Monitoring of National and International

Commitments

Sarah Ahmad Mirza7th December 2010

Doha, Qatar

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Presentation overview

• Changing monitoring context

• Evolution of MICS over time

• MICS uses at national and global levels

• MICS4 – new developments

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Global level developments

• Child deaths are continuing to decline below 10 million; some progress in maternal mortality reduction

less than 8.8 million U5 deaths in 2010

• Major improvements in key intervention coverage indicators; further measurable declines in child mortality

But much more remains to be done…

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Global level developments

• Major increases in attention and funding for maternal, newborn and child survival

• Unprecedented amount of new data for monitoring

• Extensive work with partners on monitoring and indicator development

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Evolution of data collection since 1990 (MDG baseline)

Before 1990, 30 countries with data

on whether undernutrition was rising or falling

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Evolution of data collection since 1990 (MDG baseline)

Today, 118 countries with data

on whether undernutrition was rising or falling

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Extensive work with partners on monitoring activities

• Interagency monitoring groups play a critical role in the following areas:

– Harmonizing monitoring work across partners– Developing new methodologies, standard

indicators and monitoring tools – Building statistical capacity at country level– Developing joint estimates

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Evolution of MICS over time

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Evolution of MICS over time

Past: World Summit for Children indicators only

- Developed to fill gaps for WSC monitoring

Present: Numerous international goals and targets

- Millennium Development Goals

- Countdown to 2015

- World Fit for Children

- UNGASS targets for HIV

- RBM targets for malaria

- UNICEF/MTSP

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Evolution of MICS over time

• MICS implemented every 5 years since 1995 (MICS1 in 1995, MICS2 in 2000, MICS3 in 2005)

• Nearly 200 MICS surveys conducted globally in first three rounds of surveys, 80 surveys so far as part of MICS4

• MICS3 in over 50 countries during 2005-2006

• MICS frequency increasing from every 5 years to every 3 years (MICS4 in 2009-2011)

• Full datasets and reports at www.childinfo.org

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MICS at national & global levels

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MICS uses at national level• Support evidence-based programs & policy formulation –

provides data on over 110 indicators on the situation of children and women

• Evaluate countries’ progress in making available key interventions for child and maternal survival and well-being

• Evaluate disparities between sub-groups within countries

• Track trends in key areas, including progress toward national commitments (e.g. PRSPs, MDGs)

• Identify new areas of concern for the government

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MICS uses at global level• Millennium Development Goals

- Largest single source of MDG data, along with DHS - 20+ of 53 MDG indicators derived from MICS3

• World Fit for Children - WFFC+5 Commemorative Session (December 2007)

• Countdown to 2015 - Major effort to track key intervention coverage for MDGs 4 & 5

• Other major global goals and targets, including: - UNGASS targets for HIV/AIDS - RBM targets for malaria

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Millennium Development Goals• UNICEF/WHO lead agencies for reporting on health-

related MDGs– MDG 1 (nutrition)– MDG 4 (child mortality)– MDG 5 (maternal health)– MDG 6 (HIV/AIDS and malaria) – MDG 7 (water and sanitation)

• S-G MDG Report - UNICEF provides key data and analyses;

• MDG country profiles

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MICS 4 – New developments

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MICS 4 – Response

• Increased MICS frequency – MICS4 in 2009-2011

• New modules to reflect emerging areas of interest – early

childhood development, youth, quality of life, etc.

• Increased need for data analyses for evidence-based programming

and focus on equity

• Demand for data by end-2010 for use in high-level reports:

– S-G MDG report (special report presented in 2010)

– Countdown to 2015 (Sept. 2010)

– RBM 2010 targets (high-level report planned for Sept 2011)

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Major progress reports

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Childinfo www.childinfo.org

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www.micscompiler.orgwww.micscompiler.org

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