Publications Summary


Document Type
Spatial Analysis Reports
Publication Topic(s)
Geographic Information
Country(s)
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Bangladesh, Nepal
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wu, Yunhan, Zehang Richard Li, Benjamin K. Mayala, Houjie Wang, Peter Gao, Johnny Paige, Geir-Arne Fuglstad, Caitlin Moe, Jessica Godwin, Rose E. Donohue, Trevor N. Croft, and Jon Wakefield, 2021. Spatial Modeling for Subnational Administrative Level 2 Small-Area Estimation. DHS Spatial Analysis Reports No. 21. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF.
Publication Date
September 2021
Publication ID
SAR21

Abstract:

Subnational estimates of the health and demographic indicators recorded in the Demographic and Health Surveys Program are of great importance for prioritizing resources and assessing if target levels for indicators are being attained. In this report, we examine subnational variation in the under-5 mortality rate by using small area estimation models with the goal of estimating at the Admin 2 level. We describe spatio-temporal modeling and consider discrete spatial models in detail, the possibility of including covariates, and accounting for urban/rural stratification, model assessment, and visualization of results. We offer recommendations for subnational modeling, describe an analysis pipeline, and include R code to perform the various steps, using the SUMMER package. We illustrate methods and provide results for Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Malawi, and Zambia.

Browse

Browse for Publications by:

Browse for Journal Articles based on DHS data by: